Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201042744 - Two Employees Are Injured When Excavation Wall Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201042744 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 08/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309943710	08/10/2006	1794	238910	Curtis Excavating, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on August 10, 2006, Employee #1, a foreman, and Employee #2, a laborer, were working in the middle of an excavation site that measured approximately 8-feet deep. As Employees #1 and #2 were measuring and grading the excavation to prepare for the installation of a concrete foundation to support a storm drain, a mass of the upper sidewall of the excavation collapsed. A Komatsu excavator was parked, where the mass of sidewall gave-way and fell into the excavation as well. Employees #1 and #2 were taken to a local hospital, where they were treated for their injuries. Employee #1's injuries were more severe than Employee #2, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, ABRASION, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, CONTUSION, FOOT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309943710			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	309943710			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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