Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 88100.015 - Employee falls in excavation striking his head and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 88100.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 08/27/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1173456.015	08/29/2016		237110	Aiken Water Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on August 27, 2016, Employee #1 was standing on the edge of an excavation handing a pencil to a coworker. Employee #1 slipped on loose soil and fell into the excavation, striking his head on a pipe and died.

Keywords: Fall, Fall Protection, Head, Lost Balance, Pipe, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1173456.015	80	M	Fatality		Supervisors, general office	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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