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Accident Summary Nr: 55508.015 - Two employees are caught in excavation cave-in; One killed a

Accident Summary Nr: 55508.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 12/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
951537.015	12/06/2013		237110	Municipal District Services, Llc

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on December 5, 2013, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were inside of an excavation that was 8 to 10 feet deep. Employee #1 was digging dirt from around the east side of a water main that had been broken earlier in the day. Employee #2 was on the west side of the water main using a chop saw to cut out part of the broken pipe. After working to clear around and cut the broken water main, on the south wall of the excavation caved in on the two employees. Employee #1 was completely buried and killed. Employee #2 was struck in the back and side by the falling dirt wall, and suffered nine fractured ribs and lower back injury.

Keywords: Back, Buried, Cave-In, Excavation, Fracture, Rib, Struck By, Suffocated, Water Pipe

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	951537.015	26	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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