Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200010411 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200010411 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 01/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302255138	01/29/1999	1794	0	Bernhardt Excavating

Abstract: Employee #1 jumped into a trench to clean away dirt that was covering a sewer pipe when the trench caved in and buried him. Employee #1 was killed.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302255138			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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