Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202013306 - Excavation Site Wall Collapsed- Dies From Asphyxiation

Accident Summary Nr: 202013306 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 08/09/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302805817	08/10/2000	1794	238910	Lucannia Const. & Landscaping

Abstract: Employee #1 died from asphyxiation when a wall collapsed in an excavation site. He and a coworker were working in an excavation without using any protection. The excavation measured 5 feet long by 4 inches deep.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, WALL, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302805817			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Collapse of structure

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