Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200203289 - Employee Is Killed When Tunnel Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 200203289 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 02/04/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312770522	02/04/2009	1622	237990	Tunco, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:28 a.m. on February 4, 2009, Employee #1 was the supervisor and competent person onsite where tunneling was being done for a joint venture sewer project between the City Of Cartersville and Bartow County. He was packing straw around the east end of the tunnel plate. The top, unprotected end of the tunnel collapsed and buried Employee #1's head and neck in mud on top of the tunnel plate. Coworkers attempted to rescue Employee #1; however, they were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the site.

Keywords: HEAD, TUNNEL, COLLAPSE, SHORING, BURIED, SEWAGE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Other		$250,000 to $500,000		6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312770522			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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