Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200261998 - Employee killed when trench collapsed

Accident Summary Nr: 200261998 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 03/05/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305925950	03/06/2003	1711	238220	Jones Heating & Air Conditioning

Abstract: An employee was installing geothermal piping in a trench that was 6 feet deep and 30 inches wide. The trench was not sloped, shored or braced and it caved in. He was crushed by the dirt and died from asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, BRACING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	1	6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305925950			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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