Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200170116 - Employee killed when excavation wall caves in

Accident Summary Nr: 200170116 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 05/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300142643	06/01/1999	1542	0	F&R Construction Corp

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker were installing storm sewer pipes in a 20 ft deep excavation when one of the walls collapsed, trapping them. The coworker was rescued, but Employee #1 died of asphyxia.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	4		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300142643			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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