Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200515187 - Employee Is Killed in Rescue Attempt with Backhoe

Accident Summary Nr: 200515187 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/14/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315015131	10/15/2010	1623	237110	Paul M Wiese Dba Wiese Septic Service

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on October 14, 2010, Employee #1 was trying to find the existing water line so that he could install a connecting water line leading to a new building. There was an existing trench that measured 2.5-ft by 3.83-ft by 19.83-ft, and the employer was using a backhoe to reach a depth of 9 feet in the trench. Employee #1 was digging with a shovel in the bottom of the excavation when the wall that was underneath the spoil pile caved in and he was engulfed. The employer tried using the backhoe in an attempt to free Employee #1. It was determined that Employee #1 died from a laceration of the aorta from the backhoe.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, LACERATION, STRUCK BY, WATER PIPE, ARTERY, SHOVEL, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315015131			Fatality	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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