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Accident: 77829.015 - Employee Is Killed In Trench Cave In
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1075233.015 | 06/26/2015 | Speck Plumbing And Heating |
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on June 26, 2015, Employee #1 was in an unprotected e xcavation measuring approximately 20 foot long by 6 foot wide with varying depth s of 6 to 10 feet. He was to locate and terminate a sanitary sewer line which wa s in the deepest area of the trench. The trench collapsed and covered him from his chest down. Employee #1 died of asphyxiation.
Keywords:
access/egress, asphyxiated, cave-in, construction vehicle, crushing, digger/derrick, ladder, struck by, trench
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | $5,000,000 to $20,000,000 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1075233.015 | 33 | M | Fatality | Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Trenching, installing pipe FatCause: |