Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200380574 - Emplyees falls into excavation and suffocates

Accident Summary Nr: 200380574 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 06/22/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
113174197	06/23/2004	1794	238910	Paterniti Services Group

Abstract: On June 22, 2004, an employee was removing dirt from a foundation wall at a private residence. The wall was leaking on the inside of the residence and the contractor was called to seal it. A four foot wide twelve foot long and approximately seven and one-half feet deep excavation was dug by a mini-X. The employee apparently fell into the whole and suffocated. There was no cave-in at the site.

Keywords: LEAK, EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, WALL, SUFFOCATED, CONSTRUCTION, SEAL, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	113174197			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Waterproofing Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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