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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 133568.015 - Employee Is Killed By Asphyxia When Tunnel Collapses

**Accident: 133568.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 02/23/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1516325.015	02/24/2021		Alvarez Tunneling & Roofing Inc

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

Keywords: asphyxiated, building, collapse, engulfed, tunnel, unstable soil

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Maintenance or repair			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Construction
1	1516325.015	40	M	Fatality		FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Excavation FatCause:

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