Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201857257 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201857257 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 07/29/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306518416	07/29/2003	1711	238220	Senninger Services, Inc.

Abstract: On July 29, 2003, Employee #1, a plumbing contractor, entered an excavation over 10 ft deep, with no cave-in protection. He was attempting to repair a water line when the west wall of the excavation failed, killing him.

Keywords: CHEST, EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, SAND, TRENCH, PLUMBING, SHORING, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306518416			Fatality	Asphyxia	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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