Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202085791 - Trench Caved In- One Died and Other Broke Collar Bone

Accident Summary Nr: 202085791 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 02/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303462196	02/26/2001	1623	0	Harris Tri City Construction Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 died and Employee #2 had a broken collar bone when the trench caved in while they were installing a pipe. The trench measured 9.5 feet deep and 4 feet wide. Both employees were installing an eight-inch pipe for a soon to be erected housing development. Employee #2 went to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, COLLARBONE, TRENCH, PIPE, 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		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303462196			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	303462196			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	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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