Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201403664 - Two employees killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201403664 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127133502	11/10/1999	1623	0	J & R Underground Contr Inc

Abstract: Two employees were installing an 8 in. diameter sewer pipe in a 12-ft-deep excavation. Employee #1 was directed to check the elevation of the pipe and was doing so when the south side caved in covering him and Employee #2. Both employees were killed as a result of the cave-in.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, SAND, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127133502			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure
2	127133502			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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