Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 76736.015 - Employee is crushed by retaining wall collapsing into trench

Accident Summary Nr: 76736.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/08/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1062158.015	05/08/2015		238210	Apache Electric

Abstract: At 1:40 p.m. on May 8, 2015, an employee was placing 3 inch PVC conduit in an excavated trench. The excavation exposed one side of a retaining wall and its footing, which ran parallel to the trench. A 4 X 6 inch wooden board was placed in under the exposed footing and wedged up against the opposite embankment to support the retaining wall from collapsing. The employee removed the wooden support and the wall collapsed into the trench, pinning the employee against the adjacent trench wall. The employee suffered fatal blunt force trauma injuries to the chest and minor abrasions to the head.

Keywords: Chest, Crushing, Head, Residential Construction, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1062158.015	57	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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