Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94416.015 - One worker killed, second injured in block wall collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 94416.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1222098.015	04/03/2017		238910	Southland Paving, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on April 3, 2017, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction contractor, were engaged in trench excavation work related to a commercial building construction project. Employee #1 was taking his lunch break while standing inside the 2- to 3-foot excavation, which had just been dug next to an existing concrete block wall. Employee #2 was outside the trench near Employee #1. The concrete block wall's footing had been exposed and weakened by the digging. The wall collapsed, completely burying Employee #1 and trapping Employee #2's left foot. Emergency services were called. Employee #1, when freed from the collapse, and found to have fatal head and chest injuries. Employee #2's foot was freed from the collapsed wall. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for fractures to his foot.

Keywords: Buried, Collapse, Concrete Block, Construction, Excavation, Foot, Head, Trench, Unsecured, Wall

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1222098.015	51	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:
2	1222098.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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