Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201404837 - Two Employees Injured in Trench Cave In

Accident Summary Nr: 201404837 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/26/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127255586	01/26/2001	1623	0	Sunset Excavating Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 and Employee #2 were installing pipe in a 19-foot-deep excavation. The trench box was being moved forward. The workers stepped out into an unprotected area. The walls of the trench collapsed, burying them. Both employees were hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, WALL, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, BURIED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127255586			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	127255586			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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