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Accident: 126268.015 - Two Employees Are Killed In Trench By Falling Boulder

Accident: 126268.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 05/19/2020
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1475631.01505/19/2020Southern Civil Contracting, Inc.
At 10:30 on May 19, 2020, two employees were working in a trench to install new sewer pipe. At some point, a boulder at the top of the trench fell in and struck both employees. Employee #1 died enroute to the hospital, and Employee #2 was killed at the scene from their unspecified injuries.
Keywords: pipe, falling object, installing, sewer, trench, struck by
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant Other   X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 1475631.015 36 M Fatality Other Construction laborers FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause:
FatCause: Collapse of structure
2 1475631.015 19 M Fatality Other Construction laborers FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause:
FatCause: Collapse of structure

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