Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202355228 - Employee is killed when trench wall collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 202355228 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 06/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307877480	06/23/2004	1629	237110	Delmarva Site Developement, Inc.

Abstract: On June 23, 2004, Employee #1 was excavating a storm sewer line at a depth of 25 feet in Class C Soil from inside of trench box 8 feet high. The walls of the excavation were not sloped or shored. The wall commenced to collapse as Employee #1 attempted to flee the excavation to a ladder. The employer was trapped, engulfed, and suffocated. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: SEWER, EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, HARD HAT, LADDER, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307877480			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	307877480			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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