Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200354678 - Two Workers Are Buried in Trench Cave-In; One Is Killed
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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308551472 | 06/07/2005 | 1799 | 238990 | Eudy'S Pipe Service, Inc. |
Abstract: At about 2:05 p.m. on June 7, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were in a 7-foot-deep trench, making preparations for repairing sewer pipes. The trench was oriented lengthwise in a northeast-southwest direction. The northwest wall failed, and the trench caved in, pinning the two workers against the southeast wall. Employee #1, at the northeast end, was crushed. He was declared dead at the scene. Due to difficulties with the trench and the weather, he was not extricated until about 8:15 p.m. His coworker, at the southwest end, was extricated and taken to the hospital within approximately 25 minutes. There is no mention of him on an injury line.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Sewer/water treatment plant | Alteration or rehabilitation | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 7 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 308551472 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Supervisors, n.e.c. | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse |