Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201521549 - Employees Dies In Trench Collapse
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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123287005 | 01/14/2003 | 1623 | Earth Movers Inc. |
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.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Excavation, landfill | Other | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | X |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 123287005 | Fatality | Fracture | Construction laborers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause: Collapse of structure |