Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80978.015 - Employee installing drain pipe is killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 80978.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 11/07/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1104288.015	11/07/2015		238910	Dan'S Excavating Inc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on November 7, 2015, Employee #1, employed by an excavation company, was installing drain pipe in a trench. The trench collapsed. Employee #1 was killed. The subsequent investigation determined that Employee #1 had incurred injuries to his torso from a shovel he was using. When the trench collapsed, the shovel was forced against his torso.

Keywords: Collapse, Construction, Drain Pipe, Excavation, Pipe, Torso, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1104288.015	47	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause:

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