Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201953262 - Employee killed in trench cave in

Accident Summary Nr: 201953262 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 06/14/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305448847	06/14/2002	1623	0	Moeves Plumbing Inc.

Abstract: On June 14, 2002, Employee #1, was working for Moeves Plumbing finishing up a sewer tap lateral connection to Building #12 on Bending Branch Lane in Miamisburg, Ohio. The trench was approximately 9 ft deep and had not been sloped nor had any other form of trench protection. The side walls of the excavation began to cave followed by a cave in which could have been attributed to the equipment used for the trench excavation. A rescue operation was initiated to save Employee #1, but it shortly turned into a recovery operation. Employee #1 was recovered from the trench and was pronounced dead at the recovery site. According to a local Dayton newspaper report, the Miamisburg area had 2.5 in. of rain the night before the accident.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, WORK RULES, TRENCH, PLUMBING, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305448847			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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