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Accident Summary Nr: 138895.015 - Employee is killed in trench wall collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 138895.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/07/2021
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1551677.01509/07/2021237110Castillo Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:08 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee worked in a trench to replace an existing sewer line. At some point, the trench wall collapsed and buried the employee, who was killed by asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Collapse, Installing, Pipe, Sewer, Trench, Wall
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant Alteration or rehabilitation   8 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1551677.015 87 M Fatality Excavating and loading machine operators Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Trenching, installing pipe
Fatality Cause:

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