Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200331619 - Two Employees Are Injured in Collapse of Trench

Accident Summary Nr: 200331619 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 08/31/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309213130	08/31/2005	1623	237110	Northern Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: On August 31, 2005, Employee #1, Employee #2, and a coworker were installing pipe in a trench approximately 8 feet deep and 4 feet wide across the top, with vertical side walls. Employee #2 and the coworker were employed by Employee #1. A section of the south trench wall sheared off and caved in, partially burying Employee #1 and Employee #2, and just missing the coworker. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 were hospitalized. The nature of their injuries was not specified.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, TRENCH, PIPE, BURIED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309213130			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	309213130			Hospitalized injury	Other	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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