Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 771840 - One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 771840 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 12/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301871117	12/15/1997	1629	0	Muskogee Bridge

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on December 15, 1997, Employees #1 and #2 and three coworkers were installing a new storm drain pipe in a 7 ft trench. The trench was adjacent to disturbed soil where a water main had been relocated. The wall of the previously disturbed soil caved-in on Employees #1 and #2. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization; Employee #2 was trapped and killed. The trench walls were not protected from movement.

Keywords: INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Bridge		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301871117			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse
2	301871117			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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