Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202635090 - Employee Is Killed in Retaining Wall Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202635090 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 01/28/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315994384	01/28/2012	1522	236220	Us-Sino Investment, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:47 p.m. on January 28, 2012, Employee #1 was performing masonry duties at a new residential construction project. Employee #1 was installing a concrete form on the foundation of a retaining wall for a new residence under construction. The 12-foot high wall collapsed and buried Employee until only the top of his head was visible. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, CRUSHED, RETAINING WALL, BURIED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2	24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315994384			Fatality	Other	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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