Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 54508.015 - Employee Is Engulfed In A Trench And Is Killed

Accident Summary Nr: 54508.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 10/24/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
944282.015	10/24/2013		238220	Larry Strate Plumbing & Heating

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on October 24, 2013, Employee #1 was placing a sanitary sewer line in a trench. The 14 ft trench was without any means of protective systems and it caved-in on Employee #1 as he worked. Employee #1 was struck by and engulfed in Class B soil from a trench collapse and died.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Asphyxiated, Caught In, Residential Construction, Struck By, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			1	14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	944282.015	49	M	Fatality		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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