Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201989845 - Employee is killed after excavation collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 201989845 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 10/14/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307174250	10/15/2003	1623	237110	City Of Page, Water Distribution

Abstract: On October 14, 2003, Employees #1 and #2 and a coworker were working in a excavation to tie in an 8-in. line to an existing 12-in. waterline spanning a two-lane highway. The waterline was being installed for a new industrial park. It was alleged the sub-contractor working on the industrial park side was pressure testing with air and no notification was given to the employees working in the excavation. It appeared that an explosion occurred at the valve area of the excavation, sending a wall of dirt onto the employees, killing Employee #1, and injuring Employee #2.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, UNSTABLE SOIL, WATER PIPE, FLYING OBJECT, COMMUNICATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307174250			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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