Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 38416.015 - Employee killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 38416.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/16/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
830961.015	01/16/2013		238910	Beaver Builders And Excavation, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on January 16, 2103, an employee was working inside an excavated trench, undercutting one side of the trench to access a plumbing fixture. The trench collapsed and pinned the employee. Emergency medical services (911) were called following a failed attempt by a backhoe operator to free the individual. Emergency crews reported that the individual had a pulse upon arriving on scene, but died shortly thereafter from crushing injuries.

Keywords: Backhoe, Crushing, Residential Construction, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	830961.015	60	M	Fatality		Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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