Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202075792 - Trench Collapse Kills Employee

Accident Summary Nr: 202075792 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 01/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307865097	05/17/2004	1541	236220	Testa And Wirth, Inc. Of North Carolina

Abstract: Employee #1 was a member of a pipe crew that was installing a sewer line. Employee #1 died when a trench he was working in collapsed, covering him with dirt.

Keywords: SEWER, ASPHYXIATED, COLLAPSE, TRENCH, PIPE, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		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	307865097			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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