Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91332.015 - Employee killed by falling trench-plate

Accident Summary Nr: 91332.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 12/09/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1196972.015	12/09/2016		237310	Sully-Miller Contracting Company

Abstract: On December 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. an employee was killed while working in a trench when a trench-plate fell on him. The Division was notified of the fatality by emergency services and the employer. On the day of the accident, the employee was crushed while working in a 7 1/2 ft deep trench when a 6,900 lb trench-plate fell. The employee worked full-time for an employer that specializes in road and highway contracting. The fatality is still under investigation for causation of the catastrophic fail in the slide rail system.

Keywords: Collapse, Crushed, Highway, Trench, Trench Box

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1196972.015	33	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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