Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201856622 - Employee killed and another rescued in excavation cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201856622 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 12/03/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305909418	12/03/2002	1799	562910	Gary Wise

Abstract: On December 3, 2002, Employee #1 was working in an excavation next to the foundation of a house, waterproofing the basement with Employee #2. The depth of the excavation was four feet at the shallowest point, and ten feet at the deepest site. The excavation collapsed, and Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the site. Employee #2 was rescued and taken to the hospital.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, BUILDING, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305909418			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	305909418			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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