Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201050028 - Two employees injured when excavation pile collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201050028 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/16/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119783173	04/16/1996	1541	0	Darco Construction

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were installing welding plates beside an approximately 6 ft high unshored excavation pile when it collapsed, trapping their legs. The excavation had been built up by earth movers to serve as a loading ramp for trucks beside a building.

Keywords: INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, UNSTABLE SURFACE, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119783173			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment
2	119783173			Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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