Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201250321 - Employee Dies after Being Buried in Excavation Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201250321 -- Report ID: 0257240 -- Event Date: 08/12/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311395305	08/26/2011	1623	237130	Acj Construction Corp

Abstract: On August 12, 2011, Employee #1, a telecommunication employee, was installing an elbow to a 4-inch diameter pipe in a 6-ft deep excavation. One of the excavation sides, which was not protected against landslides, collapsed, burying Employee #1 up to his chest. He was transported to the hospital, where he died several days later due to his injuries.

Keywords: CHEST, EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, SAND, TELECOM WORK, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, BURIED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311395305			Fatality	Fracture	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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