Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201352481 - Employee Is Killed When Trench Wall Collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201352481 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/28/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306750035	03/31/2004	1623	237110	John Carlo, Inc.

Abstract: On April 28, 2004, Employee #1 was working in a trench that was approximately 14-feet deep. An 8-feet high trench box was used to prevent a cave-in from occurring; however, the trench walls were above the top of the trench box and the trench walls above the trench box were not sloped or benched to prevent material from entering into the trench box. Another trench box was available, but could not be used due to gas lines that crossed perpendicular to the trench. A section of the trench wall collapsed and entered the trench box, striking Employee #1. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRENCH BOX, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306750035			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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