Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550440 - Employee killed when pinned by slab of concrete

Accident Summary Nr: 200550440 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/03/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301993598	12/09/1998	1794	0	We Can Dig It

Abstract: On the afternoon of December 3, 1998, Employee #1, age 15 years, was part of a crew working in a utility trench 2 to 2 1/2 ft underneath a concrete slab at an apartment house project adjacent to Lake Ponchartrain in Metairie, LA. Supporting dirt had been removed from under the slab. Employee #1 was lying on his stomach in the trench when a 1,000 lb, 4 in. thick by 4 1/2 ft wide by 6 ft long portion of the slab fell on top of him. When he was found, his face was in a puddle of water that had seeped in from the sandy lakeside soil. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition in the intensive care unit. He died on December 28, 1998.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, UNDERPINNING, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, FALLING OBJECT, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301993598			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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