Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200514826 - Employee Is Killed in Trench Cave-In

Accident Summary Nr: 200514826 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 04/17/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313140493	04/21/2009	1623	237110	Statema Backhoe Service Llc

Abstract: On April 17, 2009, Employee #1 was working in a 10 ft trench installing a water line. The trench collapsed, crushing Employee #1, who died of asphyxiation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, PPE, TRENCH, CRUSHED, 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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313140493			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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