Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200340289 - Employee dies from positional asphyxiation

Accident Summary Nr: 200340289 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 10/11/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122448194	10/12/2001	1731	0	Touch America, Inc.

Abstract: On October 11, 2001, Employee #1 was working to pull fiber optic cable from a reinforced telecommunication hand hole. The hand hole's smallest diameter was 18 in. and it was 3 ft 10 in. deep. Entry was not necessary to complete this task. Apparently he reached farther into the hole to retrieve an object, when he became stuck with his head inside the hole and his body in the fetal position. This body position caused Employee #1's death due to positional asphyxiation.

Keywords: HEAD, ASPHYXIATED, TELECOM WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, STUCK, COMMUNICATION WORKER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122448194			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction inspectors	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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