Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200372407 - Construction employee killed in trench accident

Accident Summary Nr: 200372407 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 12/04/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300274750	12/04/2002	1629	238910	A.O. Hardee & Son

Abstract: On December 4, 2002, a construction worker was in an excavation laying concrete pipe for storm drainage at a retail mall facility. Employee #1 was at the end of the trench box where pipe was to be laid. A coworker was situated on the opposite side of the trench box where pipe had already been laid. A track hoe (excavator) was operating where Employee #1 was positioned. The soil wall at this point was approximately 8-feet high and as the track hoe operated, the soil collapsed, sending the excavator into the trench, and pinning Employee #1 against the concrete pipe. Employee #1 was killed as a result of his injuries. The other worker was uninjured.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, INSTALLING, DRAIN PIPE, PINNED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CONCRETE PIPE, EXCAVATOR, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300274750			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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