Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79870.015 - Employee is killed when excavation caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 79870.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/28/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1094899.015	09/28/2015		238220	A Rooter Man Of Pittsburgh Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:53 p.m. on September 28, 2015, an employee was standing by to assist while excavation occurred. Before leaving for the day, the employee got into the excavation to get a shovel out and the side of the excavation caved in. The employee was crushed and killed.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Cave-In, Crushed, Excavation, Struck By, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1094899.015	21	M	Fatality		Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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