Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221553993

DAWSON DOES IT PLUMBING INC.

Event
Collapse, Sewer, Trench
NAICS
238220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346626286
Employer profile
DAWSON DOES IT PLUMBING INC.
Summary number
221553993
Report ID
0627700
Project type
C
Construction end-use
A

Event description

Employee is killed in trench collapse

Investigation abstract

At 3:45 p.m. on April 10, 2023, an employee was working inside an unprotected trench, performing sewer line tap and installation into the city sewer line and a residential home. The employee was working in a trench at a depth of 12 feet. The soil collapsed onto the employee, killing the employee.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 48 M

    Event type
    2
    Occupation code
    7039

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