Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170611164 - Employee dies after excavation cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 170611164 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/09/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119987782	06/10/1993	1771	0	Calmat Co

Abstract: At about 3:00 p.m. on June 9, 1993, Employee #1, a 56-year-old truck driver, was standing on the side of an excavation when it caved in. Employee #1 and another worker fell about 22 feet into the excavation. Employee #1 was buried under 36 inches of dirt for about 20 minutes before construction workers were able to rescue him. 911 was called as workers began digging for the buried employees. Paramedics and firemen arrived about the time Employee #1 was dug out. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died later that evening.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN, TRUCK DRIVER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119987782			Fatality	Asphyxia	Truck drivers, heavy

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