Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202013090 - Employee buried in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202013090 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 09/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301460085	09/28/1998	1794	0	Eastern Excavation, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and another employee were working inside a trench box. The area being excavated was approximately 40 ft long, 6.5 ft wide, and 12 ft deep. The trench box was 6 ft high, 8 ft long, and 4.7 ft wide. The trenched collapsed resulting in Employee #1 being buried beneath the dirt where he died of asphyxia.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, TRENCH

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		12	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301460085			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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