Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113388.015 - Employee is killed when buried in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 113388.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 09/28/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1370031.015	10/04/2018		721211	Fireside Resort Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on September 28, 2018, an employee was installing french drain pipe in 12 foot deep trench and was caught in the trench when the walls caved in and buried him. The employee was killed due to asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Cave-In, Collapse, Installing, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1370031.015	56	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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