Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200750214 - Employee killed when trench wall caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 200750214 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 12/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121912158	12/30/1997	1794	0	Darby Creek Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: On December 29, 1998, Employee #1, a foreman for Darby Creek Excavation, was correcting a sewer line when the work had to be stopped because the excavation had reached a depth requiring a trench box, which was not on site. The following day, he entered the excavation to work on the repair without installing a trench box. A wall of the trench collapsed, crushing Employee #1. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	121912158			Fatality	Fracture	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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