Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159990.015 - Employee is killed when crushed and asphyxiated in trench co

Accident Summary Nr: 159990.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 09/15/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1697890.015	09/16/2023		237110	Hurtado Construction Company

Abstract: At 4:09 p.m. on September 15, 2023, an employee working as a construction laborer for a water and sewer line installer was involved in an approximately 12-foot deep excavating a trench. The employee was installing geotextile fabric to a reinforced concrete pipe joint. A side wall of the trench collapsed engulfing the employee and trapping him between the pipe and the wall. The employee died from a combination of crushing injuries and asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Collapse, Concrete Pipe, Crushed, Crushing, Engulfed, Excavation, Inexperience, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of oxygen, Trench, Unstable Soil, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition				15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1697890.015	18	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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