Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 52767.015 - Employee is killed when trench collapses

Accident Summary Nr: 52767.015 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 09/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
942333.015	09/23/2013		237110	Austin & Bednash Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on September 23, 2013, an employee was looking inside an excavation. The soil under the employee's feet sank approximately 5 ft covering him to his neck. A second engulfment occurred and fully engulfed the employee. The employee died from asphyxia.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	942333.015	62	M	Fatality		Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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