Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201570140 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201570140 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/31/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116114075	07/31/1997	1521	0	Raintree Homes, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116114083	07/31/1997	1623	0	Scott Young Dba/ Young Construction
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116114091	07/31/1997	1794	0	Hoponey Excavating, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116114000	07/31/1997	7389	0	Resource Network Leasing, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116114109	07/31/1997	1771	0	J T Concrete Enterprises, Ltd.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116114117	07/31/1997	1799	0	Tommy'S Waterproofing Service, Inc.

Abstract: On July 31, 1997, Employee #1, sole proprietor of Young Construction, was working for Raintree Homes, Inc., the general contractor for a new home subdivision in Erie County. He was in an approximately 9 ft deep trench, hooking up a new home's sanitary and storm sewer lines to the street connections, when the vertical walls caved-in. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: SLOPING, WORK RULES, CAVE-IN, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	116114075			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	116114083	Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
3	116114091			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	116114000			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
5	116114109			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
6	116114117			Occupation Not Listed	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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