Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200270635 - Employee killed when buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200270635 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 11/04/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300223112	11/05/1999	1623	0	Walter Marble D/B/A Marco Construction, Superior

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were in a 13 ft deep by 5 ft wide by 61 ft long trench that ran from east to west. The spoils were piled 11 1/2 feet high, approximately 6 feet from the south side of the trench. They were working when the south wall caved in, pinning Employee #1 against the north wall approximately 17 ft from the east end of the trench. He was buried under 8 ft of soil and died of asphyxia. The trench was unshored and the walls were neither sloped nor benched.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300223112			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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