Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 39296.015 - Employee killed in trench cave-in.

Accident Summary Nr: 39296.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 01/28/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
852683.015	01/28/2013		237110	Pittard Construction Company

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on January 28, 2013 an employee was working in an unprotected area of a trench approximately 10 ft from a trench shield system. The employee was killed by blunt force trauma and asphyxiation when the north wall of the 12 ft deep trench caved-in.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Cave-In, Trench, Trench Box

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	852683.015	31	M	Fatality		Pipelayer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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