Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200604155 - Worker Strikes Head on Spreader Bar in Trench and Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200604155 -- Report ID: 0625410 -- Event Date: 02/20/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312847908	02/20/2009	1623	237110	S.J. Louis Construction Of Texas Ltd

Abstract: On February 20, 2009, Employee #1, a 43 year-old male, with S.J. Louis Construction of Texas, was attaching a chain sling to a street plate which was erected between two trench shields. While the excavator bucket was holding the plate at an angle, mud/soil fell from inside the excavator bucket striking Employee #1 on the neck and causing him to fall into the trench shield, striking his head on the bottom spreader of the trench shield which caused his death.

Keywords: HEAD, TRENCH BOX, TRENCH, SPREADER BAR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312847908			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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