Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14471437 - Employee dies of asphyxia in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 14471437 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 01/10/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103068292	01/11/1991	1711	0	Mhi Construction Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was laying a sanitary line in a trench. The trench, which was 20 to 22 feet deep, was unprotected and caved in. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103068292			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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