Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 81526.015 - Employee is killed by collapsing foundation wall in excavati

Accident Summary Nr: 81526.015 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 12/07/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1110714.015	12/09/2015		238910	Perreault Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 7, 2015, an employee was in an excavation adjacent the basement wall of a home laying out drain tile when a portion of the east and north facing foundation wall collapsed. He was struck by the wall and pinned. The employee was able to undo himself but collasped shortly thereafter. The employee sustained multiple fractures, puncture lacerations and hemorrhage. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Crushing, Excavation, Falling Object, Masonry Wall, Pinned, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1110714.015	64	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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