Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201408531 - Worker Is Killed When Crushed in Excavation Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201408531 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/18/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316154178	10/19/2012	1711	238220	Total Fire Protection Inc

Abstract: At approximately 2:35 p.m. on October 18, 2012, Employee #1, a 47-year-old male with Total Fire Protection Inc., was installing and securing a 20,000 gallon tank, to be used for storage of water for fire protection in an 11 ft. deep excavation. The excavation was not properly sloped, shored or supported. Employee #1 was standing next to the tank, and one side of the excavation collapsed. The tank shifted and crushed Employee #1 between the side of the excavation and the tank. Employee #1 was killed in this event.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, STRUCK AGAINST, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		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	316154178			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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