Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83425.015 - Employee is killed when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 83425.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/01/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1129622.015	03/02/2016		237110	J Corp

Abstract: At approximately 1:35 p.m. on March 1, 2016, an employee and coworkers were in the trench attempting to locate and clean sections. The trench wall on west side under the street collapsed into trench 11-ft. deep excavation. The employee was killed due to asphyxiation. A back hoe was running near the excavation at the time of collapse.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Backhoe, Collapse, Excavation, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1129622.015	44	M	Fatality	Construction inspectors	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1129622.015	66	M	Fatality	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
3	1129622.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury	Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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