Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200001097 - Employee killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 200001097 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 11/08/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303210504	11/09/2000	1711	0	Fred Wood D/B/A Shelwood Farms

Abstract: Employee #1 was killed when the 8 to 9 ft deep trench in which he was working collapsed and he was buried. The trench did not have any form of cave-in protection.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303210504			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Wall (earthen) collapse

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