Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200620953 - Two employees killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200620953 -- Report ID: 0454712 -- Event Date: 08/21/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303506208	08/21/2000	1711	0	Bolden Pipe Construction Company Inc

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were laying 8 in. pipe in a 9 ft deep by 9 ft wide by 38 ft long trench. The west vertical wall of the excavation caved in, killing both workers. No protective system was in use to prevent a cave-in.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303506208			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	303506208			Fatality	Other	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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