Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201770682 - Employee Killed In Trench Cave In

Accident Summary Nr: 201770682 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 04/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302710017	04/30/1999	1623	0	Utility Systems, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was fatally injured while working in an unprotected trench excavation. A trench wall collapsed striking Employee #1 and causing his head to strike the outer bell rim of a 16-in. ductile iron pipe. He was pronounced dead while in route to the hospital.

Keywords: excavation, head, wall, collapse, unsecured, trench, pipe, cave-in

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302710017			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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