Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202568564 - Employee Is Asphyxiated in Trench Collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 202568564 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 04/27/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315590661	04/30/2012	1794	238910	City Of Manchester - Public Works Department

Abstract: On April 27, 2012, Employee #1, with City of Manchester, Public Works Department, was working on a broken water pipeline, when he was engulfed by a cave-in of the trench. He was taken to the hospital following extrication at 11:53 p.m. where he was pronounced dead. He died from asphyxiation.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, ASPHYXIATED, TRENCH, CAVE-IN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315590661			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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