Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201521549 - Employees Dies in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201521549 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 01/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123287005	01/14/2003	1623	237110	Earth Movers Inc.

Abstract: On January 14, 2002, Employee #1, a laborer employed by Earth Movers Inc., was working in a 6-to-8 foot deep trench protected by a trench box and 10-foot by 8-foot by 1-inch sheets of steel. A backhoe struck the trench box causing a steel sheet to fall and strike Employee #1. The employee died of fractures.

Keywords: FRACTURE, TRENCH BOX, STEEL, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123287005			Fatality	Fracture	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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