Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202003083 - Two employees killed when trench wall caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 202003083 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 11/13/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301443891	11/13/1996	1711	0	Alliance Construction

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were installing a water line in an approximately 10 ft deep by 4 ft wide by 78 ft long trench. A 20 ft long section of the trench wall collapsed, burying both employees. They were killed.

Keywords: INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301443891			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	301443891			Fatality	Other	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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