Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200880516 - Employee Killed In Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200880516 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 01/31/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302694302	02/02/2001	1542	0	Laurence Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in an unprotected trench that was 5 ft 3 in. to 7 ft deep. Water started coming into the excavation and Employee #1 was buried when a side wall collapsed. Employee #1 was removed from the collapsed trench, transported to a hospital, and died approximately four days later.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302694302			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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