OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221662935

K&D CONTRACTORS, LLC

KENILWORTH, NJ· 2024-05-06T00:00:00

Event: Collapse, Concrete, Excavation, Suffocated, Trench
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347460792
Employer profile: K&D CONTRACTORS, LLC
Summary number: 221662935
Report ID: 0213400
Project type: C
Construction end-use: Q

Event description

Employee fatality is due to trench collapse

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on May 6, 2024, Employee #1 was positioning trench liner fabric in preparation for the placement of precast concrete storm drainage structures within an unprotected excavation. While inside the trench, the unprotected excavation collapsed, burying the employee. The employee suffered fatal injuries due to suffocation from being trapped under the dirt.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
853

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