Accident Report Detail

Accident: 202466603 - Two Employees Drown In Excavation When Water Line Ruptures

**Accident: 202466603 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/02/2008**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
312429442	10/02/2008	1794	A. Teichert & Son Inc. Dba Teichert Construction

At approximately 8:40 p.m. on October 2, 2008, Employees #1 and #2 were working inside a pipe inside an inside an excavation. The employees were employed as experienced pipe layers. The employer was contracted to install pipe for the Naciamento Pipeline Project. According to statements, the employer was provided evidence that a water line existed inside the excavation just prior to the accident and during a walk-through on a previous date. The excavator was stopped temporarily to investigate the existence of the water line and then commenced while the employees were inside the excavation resulting in an excavator rupturing the water line and filling the excavation and pipe where employees were working. Both employees drowned inside the pipe. One coworker escaped the excavation.

Keywords: excavation, lockout, excavator, drown

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	312429442			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	312429442			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA