Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200450427 - Two employees killed in trench by concrete block wall

Accident Summary Nr: 200450427 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 05/01/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300332665	05/04/1998	1711	0	Bill Bradley Plumbing, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 and coworkers, all of Bill Bradley Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, responded to a service request from a mall concerning a blocked sewer line. They spent several days troubleshooting and discovered that the line had broken inside a new construction area and had become clogged with rocks, concrete, and other debris. They began to make repairs when they learned that the line extending into the parking lot of the shopping center was also blocked. They had completed the repair work and were filling the trench when a storm caused a concrete block wall to slump over and fall on top of them. Employees #1 and #2 were buried in the trench; both were killed.

Keywords: STORM, EXCAVATION, REPAIR, WALL, COLLAPSE, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300332665			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	300332665			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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