Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 51546.015 - Two employees caught in trench collapse are killed

Accident Summary Nr: 51546.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 08/26/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
935963.015	08/26/2013		236117	Allen Development Group, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:45 on August 26, 2013, Employee #1 and #2 were installing pipe and pipe bedding on the south wall of an unprotected 12 foot trench. The trench collapsed and both employees were caught under the soil, asphyxiated and dead.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Collapse, Pipe, Trench, Unsecured, Unstable Soil

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	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	935963.015	50	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:
2	935963.015	64	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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