Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201160603 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE IN

Accident Summary Nr: 201160603 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 03/18/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120042809	03/18/1998	1521	0	Del Rey Construction

Abstract: At approximately 3:25 p.m. on March 18, 1998, Employee #1, a laborer on a home remodeling construction job, was hand-digging a sewer tie-in in a trench that was approximately 30-in.-wide by 62-in.-deep. The trench was not shored. The dirt was reddish brown and mostly sand. Employee #1 was bent over at the waist when the top of the trench caved in, burying him. Co-workers attempted to rescue Employee #1 and the local fire department completed the task. Employee #1 died the following morning in a local hospital.

Keywords: SEWER, ASPHYXIATED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, CAVE-IN, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120042809			Fatality	Asphyxia	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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