Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 91417.015 - Employee crushed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 91417.015 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 12/15/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1197640.015	12/15/2016		237110	Arrow Plumbing Llc And R2 Plumbing Llc

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on December 15, 2016, an employee entered a trench and it collapsed. While digging to find a sewer stub, a backhoe struck a sewer line. The employee climbed into the unprotected trench to investigate, the trench collapsed. The employee suffered asphyxia while being crushed by the dirt.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Backhoe, Construction vehicle, Crushing, Sewer, Trench

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1197640.015	33	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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