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Accident Summary Nr: 200263499 - Employee Is Killed in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200263499 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 06/27/2008
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
31182930306/27/20081623237110Kirby Specialties Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an approximately 12-ft. deep by 4-ft. wide trench laying sewer pipe parallel to a 2-in. water line. The water line ruptured and the trench caved in. Employee #1 was buried in soil, mud, and water. A coworker jumped in to help the victim and became entrapped. The coworker was rescued and sustained serious injuries, and was transported to a local hospital. The original narrative gave no other details on the coworker and listed no Injury Line for the coworker. Employee #1 sustained unspecified fractures and died at the scene.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, RUPTURE, WATER PIPE, BURIED, CAVE-IN
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant New project or new addition $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 311829303 Fatality Fracture Occupation not reported

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