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Accident: 360975197 - Three Employees Killed By Caving In Of Trench Wall

Accident: 360975197 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 10/28/2000
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12327099310/28/20001794Laser Construction
On October 28, 2000, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were laying a utility pipe in a trench 17-ft. deep by 5 ft. wide. Only one 8-ft. by 16-ft. by 4-ft. trench box was used and no benching and shoring for the rest of the trench. Spoils were placed to the edge of the trench. An electrical conduit trench ran parallel and 5 ft., center to center with the utility trench weakening the wall that caved in. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were killed.
Keywords: conduit, trench, pipe, cave-in
End Use Proj Type Proj Cost Stories NonBldgHt Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition $500,000 to $1,000,000 X
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation Construction
1 123270993 Fatality Asphyxia Construction laborers FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Excavation
FatCause: Trench collapse
2 123270993 Fatality Asphyxia Construction laborers FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Excavation
FatCause: Trench collapse
3 123270993 Fatality Asphyxia Construction laborers FallDist:
FallHt:
Cause: Excavation
FatCause: Trench collapse

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