Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115002.015 - Employee is killed when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 115002.015 -- Report ID: 0454733 -- Event Date: 04/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1390141.015	04/02/2019		221310	Spencer - Utility Department

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on April 2, 2019, an employee was working in a trench to repair a broken water line while road maintenance operations were taking place. The trench collapsed, engulfing the employee in dirt and water. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Collapse, Trench, Trench Box, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0	9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1390141.015	25	M	Fatality		Water and sewage treatment plant operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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