OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221599905

HURTADO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

FULSHEAR, TX— 2023-09-15T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Caught Between, Collapse, Concrete Pipe, Crushed, Crushing, Engulfed, Excavation, Inexperience, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of oxygen, Trench, Unstable Soil, Water Pipe
NAICS: 237110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346978901
Employer profile: HURTADO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Summary number: 221599905
Report ID: 0626700
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed and asphyxiated in trench co

Investigation 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.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
869

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