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Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection: 1507550.015 - We Build Foundation
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Inspection Information - Office: Allentown | ||||
| Nr: 1507550.015 | Report ID: 0317900 | Open Date: 12/22/2020 | ||
| We Build Foundation | ||||
| 1126 Wrack Road Jenkintown, PA 19046 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 238910/Site Preparation Contractors | ||||
| Mailing: 1420 Glenview Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 12/22/2020 | |
| Close Case: | 01/25/2021 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1709124 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 131882.015 | Event: 12/19/2020 | Employee Is Killed In Trench Wall Collapse | ||||
| At 3:45 p.m. on December 19, 2020, Employee #1 and a Coworker, employed by a con struction contractor, were working in a trench behind a residence. They were pr eparing a foundation for an addition to the house. There was a stone and mortar retaining wall, approximately 6 feet high, along the trench. This wall had bee n mortared into the stone wall of the house. The Coworker, who was operating an excavator, saw the wall begin to collapse. He attempted to halt the collapse w ith the excavator arm, but the wall fell onto Employee #1. The Coworker used th e excavator arm to pull Employee #1 away from the collapsed wall. Despite life- saving efforts by the police, who were the first responders, and then by emergen cy medical services, Employee #1 could not be revived. Employee #1 had sustaine d fatal traumatic crushing injuries. | ||||||
| Keywords: asphyxiated, blunt force trauma, crushed, excavation, excavator, residential construction, structural collapse, trench | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 1507550.015 | Fatality | Construction Laborer | |||