Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200924983 - Employee Is Killed in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 200924983 -- Report ID: 0355110 -- Event Date: 05/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310889902	05/10/2007	1794	238910	Tucker'S Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 and a part-time coworker were in a trench approximately 8-ft to 10-ft deep. They were digging up 20-ft sections of drain pipe that had been installed a few weeks earlier but were not draining properly. In the process of digging up the pipe, the trench collapsed. Employee #1 was completely covered by the soil and was asphyxiated. The part-time coworker sustained a sprained left ankle and soreness in the hips and back. The injured coworker was treated and released from the hospital. Employee #1 was the sole owner of the business and had no full-time employees.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, DRAIN PIPE, TRENCH, CAVE-IN, SPRAIN, ANKLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310889902			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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