Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201923257 - Employee killed when struck by falling dirt clump in trench

Accident Summary Nr: 201923257 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 08/13/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306481938	08/14/2004	1629	237110	Verbri Mgt., Llc Dba Tri State Mechanical

Abstract: On August 13, 2004, Employee #1 was part of a crew working in a trench box to install sewer lines and manholes. He was getting out of the trench box when he was struck by a large clump of dirt that fell from the top of the excavation. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000	3	7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306481938			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	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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