Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113769.015 - Employee is buried in trench collapse and asphyxiates

Accident Summary Nr: 113769.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 02/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1379740.015	02/19/2019		237110	Jp Excavating, Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on February 18, 2019, an employee was standing near a trench when it collapsed and he fell into it. The employee was crushed and asphyxiated when caught in the trench.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Collapse, Crushed, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition			0	10	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1379740.015	20	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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