Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200515872 - One Excavation Worker Is Killed and One Is Injured in Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 200515872 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 08/14/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317278422	08/14/2013	1623	237130	Aldridge Electric Inc

Abstract: On August 14, 2013, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employees of an electrical power and communication line construction company, were working as part of a crew assigned to remove accumulated ground water from the bottom of a 50-foot deep pier excavation. They were standing on a suspended rebar cage that had been inserted into the excavation. One of the straps holding the cage in place ripped, causing Employee #1 and Coworker #1 to be thrown from the cage. They both fell into the excavation. Employee #1 sustained a puncture to his head. He was killed. Coworker #1 sustained an unidentified injury.

Keywords: EJECTED, PERSONNEL CAGE, EXCAVATION, HEAD, POWER LINE WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, PUNCTURE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317278422			Fatality	Puncture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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