Accident Report Detail

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 200461150 - Employee Killed When Rubble Wall Of Excavation Collapsed

**Accident: 200461150 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 05/18/2001**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
304233554	05/18/2001	1623	Task Construction Corporation

Employee #1 was climbing down a ladder into a 14-foot deep excavation when the rubble wall of the excavation collapsed. At the same time, a Komatsu Excavator was putting a Mustang Skid Steer Loader into the excavation. It was too close to the unbraced rubble wall. A week earlier there was an attempt to install sheathing behind the rubble wall, but this was stopped due to vibration. Employee #1 died when the rubble wall collapsed.

Keywords: excavation, wall, collapse, crushed, excavator

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	304233554			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Collapse of structure

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