Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200450419 - Employee killed in trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 200450419 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 05/24/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300332699	05/25/1998	1711	0	R & M Plumbing

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker, owners of R & M Plumbing Company, were installing sewer and water lines for a new car wash under construction. The trench excavation caved in and Employee #1 died of asphyxia. They were the only people working at the time of the accident.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		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	300332699			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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