Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 89876.015 - Employee Killed in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 89876.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 10/24/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1186579.015	10/25/2016		238910	Thompson Grading Company

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on October 24, 2016, an employee was working inside a trench when the left side collapsed. No cave-in-protection was in place. The employee was buried and died.

Keywords: Access/Egress, Buried, Cave-In, Excavation, Ladder, Suffocated, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1186579.015	53	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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