Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202003208 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Accident Summary Nr: 202003208 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 04/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301449294	04/27/1998	1711	0	M.C.K. Mechanical, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a trench that was approximately 30-inches-wide, by 8 to 9-feet-deep, by 60-feet-long. A portion of the trench wall collapsed, snapping the neck of Employee #1 and killing him. The soil had been previously excavated at least two times with the most recent being within two months of the collapse. There had been no inspection conducted by a competent person and there was no protection against cave-ins. None of the exposed employees had been trained in excavation and trench hazards.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, NECK, CAVE-IN, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301449294			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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