Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200351948 - Employee Killed in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 200351948 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/13/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304257165	04/13/2001	1623	0	Arnette Pipe Laying Co. Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing an 8-inch PVC water line on Highway 50 in Onslow County. The trench was normally deep enough to put 3 feet of dirt in it. However, while going under a culvert where a drain line went under the road, the trench was dug at approximately 10 feet deep. Employee #1 was in the trench greasing the pipe ends when a 50-foot section parallel to the highway and approximately 6 feet across caved in, burying him. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: DRAIN PIPE, TRENCH, 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		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304257165			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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