Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 86861.015 - One employee is killed and one injured in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 86861.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 07/15/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1162956.015	07/19/2016		237110	Crocker Construction, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 15, 2016, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were correcting an underground pipe for better water drainage. They re-dug and entered a 10 foot deep by 75 foot long by 4 foot wide trench to raise an 8-inch diameter pipe. No trench box was used and the trench caved in completely covering both employees under dirt. Employee #1 suffocated and Employee #2 sustained an injury to his shoulder.

Keywords: Cave-In, Collapse, Construction, PPE, Shoulder, Suffocated, Trench, Trench Box

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1162956.015	25	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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