Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 78456.015 - Employee Drowns When Covered By Water and Mud Mixture

Accident Summary Nr: 78456.015 -- Report ID: 0112600 -- Event Date: 07/31/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1081576.015	07/31/2015		237110	A. Martins & Son Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on July 31, 2015, an employee was working on an excavation. The employee looked into the excavation when it collapsed and engulfed him when a 10 inch water main broke and he was covered with a water and mud mixture. The employee drowned as a result.

Keywords: Collapse, Drown, Drowning, Fall, Falling Object, Flowing Material, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition				7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1081576.015	28	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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