Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201781143 - Employee killed when struck by chain trencher

Accident Summary Nr: 201781143 -- Report ID: 0935000 -- Event Date: 04/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110521861	04/23/1999	1623	0	Nova Fedrick/Ajv

Abstract: Employee #1 was shoveling spoil near a chain trencher when the bank caved in and he fell into the trench. Employee #1 was killed when he was struck by the trencher and cut in half.

Keywords: SEVERED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, UNSTABLE SURFACE, FALL, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	110521861			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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