Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200570406 - Employee killed after trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200570406 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 08/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112670492	08/01/2001	1623	0	George H. Bixler, Incorporated

Abstract: On August 1, 2001, Employee #1 and a coworker were working in a 7-ft to 8-ft deep trench. The trench had vertical walls but no shoring protection. The two employees were installing a sewer lateral from a home to the main. The employees were working at the head of the trench near the road preparing to tie the sewer into the main. A backhoe had just finished removing the last of the soil when a large piece of soil fell onto Employee #1. The coworker moved out of the way and attempted to free Employee #1. Employee #1 was conscious and speaking during the first five minutes after the collapse. However, his coworker was unable to free him. Employee #1 was killed when suffocated by the soil.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, SUFFOCATED, TRENCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	112670492			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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