2010 Trenching & Excavation Accidents
thru 1/31/10
TRENCHING Construction worker trapped, rescued from sinkhole (emergency personnel rescued a construction worker, 40, trapped in a sinkhole at a mobile home park – the man was repairing a pool at 11:40 a.m. when workers hit a water main – the ditch filled with water around him – the ground turned to mud, and the man couldn’t get his feet free – the ditch filled with at least 5 feet of water, which rose over the man’s waist – the fire department spent about an hour at the incident – he was taken by ambulance to a Medical Center where he was treated for conditions of hypothermia, although his injuries did not appear to be life threatening – another male worker suffered a leg injury)
TRENCH Pavement falls on man working in V’land trench (a contractor, 40, was injured when a large chunk of pavement fell on him as he worked inside a trench about 2 p.m. – he was installing a natural gas pipeline in the area – he was in a trench about 8 feet deep when the pavement landed on him – rescue workers extricated him from the trench, and he was taken to a Medical Center for treatment – his injuries did not appear to be life-threatening)
TRENCH ACCIDENT Phone Service Still Out In Adams, Brown Counties (a village administrator was in a ditch working on a gas line when the ditch partially collapsed onto him – a co-worker rescued him by scooping him out of the ditch with a backhoe, after attempts to call 911 failed – the co-worker eventually had to drive the administrator to an EMS station where they were able to radio in the emergency – no word yet on his condition)
TRENCHING FATALITY Labourer buried alive in south Delhi (Lead) (at least one labourer, 20, died while another was injured in an accident at a construction site at around 10 a.m. when a mud-pile caved in on the workers involved in digging – two labourers were trapped – the other labourer sustained injuries and was rushed to a Trauma Centre where he is undergoing treatment – his condition is stated to be stable)
TRENCH FATALITY One worker killed, another injured at wastewater pipe construction site (an employee, 21, of an excavation company was killed and another was injured in an accident on a job site – a crew was working on a wastewater pipeline at the time of the accident – the two affected workers were taken to a nearby hospital where one passed away from their injuries – the trench collapsed as crewmembers were installing two trench boxes on the site – two of the workers were injured and required medical attention – one of the workers later died as a result of the injuries sustained on the job site)