Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201613916 - Employee I Skilled When Buried in Collapsed Trench

Accident Summary Nr: 201613916 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 09/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311711105	09/29/2008	1542	236220	Haworth Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on September 29, 2008, Employee #1 was retrieving a piece of asphalt from the bottom of a trench, which was about 8.75 feet deep. As Employee #1 walked through a corrugated pipe, measuring 5 feet in diameter, to reach the trench, he stepped outside of the corrugated pipe. This caused the side wall on the trench to collapse, burying Employee #1 up to his chest. Employee #1 died due to asphyxiation.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, UNSTABLE SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311711105			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage Fatality Cause: Trench collapse

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