Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201402070 - Employee Burried When Trench Wall Caved In

Accident Summary Nr: 201402070 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125060004	06/30/1998	1623		Mass Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were installing an 8-in. sewer pipe when the north wall of the trench in which they were working caved-in, burying Employee #1 and trapping one of his coworkers. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: SEWER, TRENCH, PIPE, SHORING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		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	125060004			Fatality	Other	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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