Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201363207 - Employee Is Killed in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201363207 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 03/13/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311414049	03/13/2008	1611	237310	L & A Contracting Company

Abstract: On March 13, 2008, an employee and three coworkers were assigned to repair a leak in a 38-in buried drainage pipe. The excavator dug a 7 ft trench on each side of pipe. The employee climbed into trench and was on his knees digging under the pipe when a wall of dirt collapsed and buried him. The employee was killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, SAND, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000		7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311414049			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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