Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 163936.015 - Employee suffers asphyxiation fatality after being trapped i

Accident Summary Nr: 163936.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/07/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1726826.015	02/07/2024		237110	Jerlow Construction Co.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on February 7, 2024, Employee #1 was working for a water/sewer line contractor. Employee #1 was installing an 8" water line in a trench that was 8 ft 6 inches deep. The trench walls collapsed onto Employee #1 causing asphyxiation and his eventual death.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Cave-In, Collapse, Excavation, Pipe, Pipelayer, Trench, Water, Water Pipe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition				8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1726826.015	61	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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