Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 174491.015 - Employee is fatally injured while digging trench to find foo

Accident Summary Nr: 174491.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 02/20/2025
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1805710.015	02/21/2025		238140	Jc Cabrera Construction Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 20,2025, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were working as masons and had begun to manually dig a trench with a shovel while trying to find a concrete footer attached to the foundation of a house. They were instructed to dig down until they found the footer and then to continue lengthwise. Employee #1 and Coworker #1 remained in the trench and continued digging. Employee #1 was at the left side of the trench, and Coworker #1 was on the right side. The depth on the left side was approximately 8 to 9 feet and the depth on the right side was approximately 5 feet. The left side of the trench collapsed causing dirt to engulf Employee #1. The employee was fatally injured.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Chest, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Digging, Engineering Controls, Engulfed, Excavation, Falling Object, Foot, Hand Tool, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Mason, Shovel, Soil, Trapped, Trench, Trench Box, Trench Digger, Unresponsive, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Alteration or rehabilitation			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1805710.015	20	M	Fatality		Brickmasons and stonemasons	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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