Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200757276 - Employee killed when trench wall caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 200757276 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 09/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306541152	09/16/2003	1611	237310	Kokosing Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On September 15, 2003, Employee #1, a laborer with the Kokosing Construction Company, Inc., was digging a trench that was at least 6 ft deep. One of the walls caved in, burying him. Employee #1 was killed.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306541152			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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