Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021335 - Employee killed when excavation caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 200021335 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 04/21/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302132675	04/21/1999	1521	0	Williams Landvest Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a self-employed contractor, was installing a drainage line in a 13 ft deep by 3 ft wide excavation when the trench walls caved in. He was crushed and killed.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, INSTALLING, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, 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		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302132675			Fatality	Asphyxia	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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