Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200997427 - Worker Drowns in Trench after Filling with Water

Accident Summary Nr: 200997427 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 01/27/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312654700	01/28/2009	1623	237110	Environmental Construction Inc.

Abstract: On January 27, 2009, Employee #1, of Environmental Construction Inc., was retiring a 10 inch water line. While using a 14 inch Stihl gas powered chop saw to cut the pipe, he caught his wrist between two pipes. The hydra-stop previously installed on the pipe failed and released water from the pipe filling the trench. Employee #1 died in the trench due to drowning.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CIRCULAR SAW, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, DROWN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312654700			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Drown, non-lethal fall

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