Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201522216 - Employee Is Asphyxiated in a Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 201522216 -- Report ID: 0111500 -- Event Date: 11/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123152845	11/30/2004	1794	238910	G. H. Kelly & Son Contractors

Abstract: On November 30, 2004, Employee #1 was working in a trench approximately 15 ft by 5 ft by 30 ft. Employee #1 was using a laser transmit to determine the proper depth for a drain pipe when the walls of the trench collapsed and covered Employee #1. Employee #1 was asphyxiated.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, DRAIN PIPE, TRENCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123152845			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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