Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201925625 - Employees Are Injuried When Trench Caves -In, One Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201925625 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 01/06/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315723924	01/06/2012	1794	238910	Levco Construction, Incorporated

Abstract: On January 6, 2012, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working in a trench installing a 48 in diameter storm water drainage pipe. The trench was approximately 11 feet deep by 10 feet wide. The side of the trench collapsed. Employee #2 sustained a leg injury and was transported to the hospital. Employee #1 was buried beneath the soil and died as a result of the collapse. The trench did not have a protective system and no ladder was present.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315723924			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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