Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133568.015 - Employee is killed by asphyxia when tunnel collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 133568.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 02/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1516325.015	02/24/2021		237990	Alvarez Tunneling & Roofing Inc

Abstract: At 12:11 p.m. on February 23, 2021, an employee worked to tunnel under the foundation of a building. At some point, the tunnel collapsed and engulfed the employee in soil. The employee was killed by asphyxia.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Building, Collapse, Engulfed, Tunnel, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1516325.015	40	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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