Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201523669 - Employee Is Killed in Collapse; Another Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201523669 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 11/01/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314821216	11/01/2010	1741	238140	Sosa Construction Dba

Abstract: On November 1, 2010, Employee #1 and a coworker were in a 7-ft-deep trench power-washing a foundation wall to prepare it for waterproofing. When a masonry portico separated from the foundation wall, Employee #1 was crushed and killed. The coworker was treated at a hospital for unspecified minor injuries.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SOIL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314821216			Fatality	Fracture	Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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