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Accident Summary Nr: 201119393 - Employee Is Killed in Excavation Cave In

Accident Summary Nr: 201119393 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/31/2005
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12618265805/31/20051623237110Brandt Construction

Abstract: At approximately 11:55 a.m. on May 31, 2005, Employee #1, a foreman, was involved in an excavation, a 17-ft deep by 14-ft long by 8-ft wide sewage channel. Employee #1 was hand digging and excavating, when the south end of the hole caved in crushing and killing him. Employee #1 was an employee of the company for 9 years.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, CONSTRUCTION, CRUSHED, CAVE-IN, SEWAGE, HAND
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Excavation, landfill New project or new addition $50,000 to $250,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 126182658 Fatality Asphyxia Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Excavation
Fatality Cause: Other

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