Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200531804 - Employee asphyxiated when buried after fall into gravel bin

Accident Summary Nr: 200531804 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 07/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310088240	07/27/2007	1611	237310	Beck Excavating Inc.

Abstract: On July 25, 2007, Employee #1 was cleaning out a gravel bin used for mixing sand and granite for a road project. He had climbed a ladder on the side of the bin when he fell in and was buried in the gravel. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, FLOWING MATERIAL, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, BURIED, GRAIN BIN, UNSTABLE POSITION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310088240			Fatality	Asphyxia	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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