Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201992906 - Employee Dies When Caught in Collapsed Excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 201992906 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 06/09/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311179865	06/11/2007	1623	237110	Alamo Plumbing, L.L.C.

Abstract: On June 9, 2007, Employee #1 was working in an excavation that was 6-feet deep. While standing on a storm drain pipe that measured 24 inches in diameter, the excavation collapsed. Employee #1 was trapped in the excavation and died.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, CAUGHT BY, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIPE, UNSTABLE SOIL, WORK SURFACE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311179865			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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