Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146094.015 - Two Employees are Killed in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 146094.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 05/09/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1594857.015	05/09/2022		237110	Guymann Construction Of Florida, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on May 9, 2022, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were installing a pipeline in a trench. When preparing to receive the pipe in the trench, the trench collapsed. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 were engulfed by the collapsed soil and killed. Employee #2 was unaccounted for at the scene for a period of time but was later located by rescuers during recovery operations.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Collapse, Crushing, Engulfed, Installing, Pipe, Pipelayer, Trench, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1594857.015	25	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1594857.015	42	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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