Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201763026 - Employee injured in trench box, later dies of illness

Accident Summary Nr: 201763026 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 10/18/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311491591	11/08/2007	1629	237110	Ser Construction Partners, Ltd

Abstract: At the end of the work day on October 18, 2007, Employee #1 was in a trench helping to cover it with plywood. A coworker on top of the trench box was handing down 2-by-4s to put on top of the box to support the plywood. The coworker's foot knocked loose some clumps of dirt and some rolled into the trench through a gap in the shielding. A clump of clay struck Employee #1 on the side of the head and knocked him unconscious. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died of infection and pneumonia.

Keywords: RESPIRATORY, HEAD, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, INFECTION, UNSTABLE SURFACE, STRUCK BY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311491591			Fatality	Concussion	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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