Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201924016 - Employee Is Killed While Backfilling an Excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 201924016 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310260328	01/13/2007	1794	238910	Hurtado Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On January 13, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker installed an 8-in. pipe for a sewer line in a new subdivision. Once the pipe installation was complete, they began to backfill the excavation. The coworker was operating a loader. Employee #1 was killed when a load of sandy loam soil was dumped on top of him.

Keywords: SEWER, EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, LOADER, INATTENTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310260328			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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