Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155128.015 - Employee dies from asphxia while working in excavation

Accident Summary Nr: 155128.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 10/30/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1660577.015	03/30/2023		221310	Operation Irrigation Inc

Abstract: At 5:30 p.m. on October 30, 2022, an employee working for a water and irrigation system company was repairing an irrigation system at bottom of a narrow five foot deep hole. The employee was found unresponsive in the hole by the homeowner. Emergency personnel removed the employee from the hole and found him without a pulse and with dark blue skin coloration. The employee had become stuck in the hole and had died due to asphyxia at the scene.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Chest, Excavation, Irrigation Equipment, Lack of oxygen, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Repair, Sprinkler, Stuck, Trench, Unresponsive, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1660577.015	44	M	Fatality		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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