Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202341970 - Employee Is Killed in Excavation Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202341970 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 03/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311831762	03/12/2008	1542	236220	William Lattarulo

Abstract: Employees were in an excavation approximately 8-ft deep with unprotected vertical walls. The employees were preparing to put shoring in and build a form for a footing. The adjoining structure then partially collapsed, killing Employee #1 and causing unspecified minor injuries to another employee. The original narrative did not list the other employee in the injury line.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, CAVE-IN, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311831762			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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