Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201055597 - Employee Fell Into Hole and Was Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 201055597 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 06/05/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300777281	06/05/2001	1622	0	Malcolm Drilling Co Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on June 5, 2001, Employee #1 of Malcolm Drilling was walking along sections of the CIDH drilling operations. He was walking along the West side of the Alameda Corridor marking completed caisson with a can of spray paint on the K-rail. Employee #1 was approximately 5 feet from hole Number 60 when the ground underneath his feet collapsed. This caused him to fall into the hole that was approximately 45 feet deep and 36 feet in diameter, resulting in his death. Employee #1 was recovered by the Los Angeles County Urban Search and Rescue at approximately 9:15 p.m.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, RAIL, SPRAY PAINTING, FALL, FOOT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300777281			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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