Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200620433 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200620433 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 11/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302486972	11/02/1999	1711	0	Rogers Group Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was at the bottom of an approximately 10 ft deep trench when the side wall caved in. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302486972			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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