Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380913 - Two employees killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200380913 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 07/18/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300275575	07/19/1996	1794	238910	Yeagle Excavating Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were working in a sewer line excavation when the trench walls caved in, killing both workers. There was no form of cave-in protection in use at the time of the accident.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		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	300275575			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	300275575			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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