Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200604429 - Employee Is Killed in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 200604429 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 11/14/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312853823	11/14/2009	1794	238910	Lopez Landscaping

Abstract: On November 14, 2009, Employee #1 was in bottom of a 9-ft-deep trench placing fencing around the roots of an oak tree that was to be removed from the ground. When the wire broke, the trench caved in. Employee #1 was crushed and killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, AGRICULTURE, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312853823			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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