Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201407558 - Employee Is Killed in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 201407558 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307772772	02/01/2006	1771	238110	Robert R Brands Environments Inc

Abstract: On February 1, 2006, Employee #1 was in an excavation (2 ft wide by 9.5 ft deep) adjacent to a basement foundation wall, attempting to identify a source of water leakage into the basement. The side of the excavation caved in, trapping him, and killing him.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, TRENCH, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307772772			Fatality	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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