Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200535938 - Employee Is Killed When Trench Caves In

Accident Summary Nr: 200535938 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317199495	07/08/2013	1623	237110	Stickfort Construction Corporation

Abstract: On July 7, 2013, Employee #1 was in a trench conducting 4in. sewer line repair that was initially installed backwards and was making corrections by reinstalling the sewer line. During this time, the trench became unstable resulting in the west side wall gave way and caved in burying the employee. A coworker called the rescue crew to retrieve the employee. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: SEWER, INSTALLING, TRENCH, PIPE, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317199495			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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