Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170335517 - Employee killed when trench caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 170335517 -- Report ID: 0729710 -- Event Date: 07/24/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110464260	07/25/1995	7699	0	Berry Tractor Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was testing an excavator that he had repaired. There were no witnesses, but it is assumed that Employee #1 had run the equipment to make it hot, then got out of the excavator to see if there was any leakage. He apparently stepped off the edge of a 15 ft long by 12 ft deep by 30 in. wide trench he had dug while testing the equipment. The trench caved in on top of Employee #1 after he had fallen into it. Rescue attempts were unsuccessful and the employee died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, REPAIR, WORK RULES, TRENCH, EXCAVATOR, FALL, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110464260			Fatality	Asphyxia	Heavy equipment mechanics

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