Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200372555 - Employee dies when trench caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 200372555 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306083296	07/17/2003	1771	238110	Landmark Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On July 16, 2003, Employee #1 was working with a crew involved in the installation of foundations at a power generation job site under construction. A track-hoe-type excavator had been used to remove soil from the excavation. Some areas around the caissons were not reachable with the track hoe, so employees had to remove the remaining soil with shovels. Employee #1 was removing soil with a shovel when a wall of soil collapsed on him. Employee #1 was fatally injured.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, EXCAVATOR, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306083296			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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