Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202076618 - Employee Is Buried Up to His Chest in Trench Cave In

Accident Summary Nr: 202076618 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 07/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309176683	07/07/2005	1711	238220	Southeastern Plumbing And Heating, Incorporated

Abstract: On July 7, 2005, Employees #1 and a coworker were on a job site installing a 2-in. water line in a trench. The trench measured approximately 5.75-ft deep by 18-ft long by 6.5-ft wide. No shoring or trench box was used and the excavated material was deposited on the edge of the trench. Employee #1 was caught in a cave in when it collapsed, burring him up to his chest.

Keywords: CHEST, COLLAPSE, CAUGHT BY, TRENCH, SHORING, STRUCK BY, BURIED, CAVE-IN, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309176683			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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