Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200580256 - Employee Dies in Excavation Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200580256 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 06/18/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313749012	06/18/2013	1541	236220	Optima Contratista General

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on June 18, 2013, an employee was working at a construction site for a pharmacy in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The employee was placing a formwork at a base floor inside an excavation. Suddenly the north sidewall of the excavation collapsed right over the employee and buried him. The employee was struck against an excavation machine. He sustained multiple severe body traumas. He was taken from the excavation and transported to the nearest hospital, where he was declared dead.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, HEAD, COLLAPSE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, ELDERLY, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313749012			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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