Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281193 - Employee died after trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 201281193 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304625668	08/24/2001	1623	0	Prochoice

Abstract: On August 23, 2001, Employee #1 and some coworkers were connecting the last four sections of a sanitary sewer line to a manhole. Employee #1 was killed and a coworker was injured from the trench cave-in after they stepped outside of the protective cover of the trench box. Employee #1 died of asphyxia. (The other injured employee was not listed on an injury line on the original form.)

Keywords: SEWER, EXCAVATION, TRENCH BOX, ASPHYXIATED, TRENCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304625668			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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