Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133007.015 - Employee is killed after falling into pit and being engulfed

Accident Summary Nr: 133007.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/31/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1513184.015	02/01/2021		321114	Tri-State Pole & Piling, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2021, an employee was loading a below ground pit with dry sawdust when he dropped his cell phone into the pit. While attempting to retrieve the cell phone, he fell into pit and was engulfed by the loose sawdust which suffocated and killed him.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Confined Space, Engulfed, Entry Permit, Fall, Pit, Sawdust, Sawmill, Silo, Suffocated, Warning Sign

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1513184.015	29	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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