Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 550160 - EMPLOYEE SUFFERS ASPHYXIATION FOLLOWING TRENCH COLLAPSE

Accident Summary Nr: 550160 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 07/18/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110408788	07/19/1990	1629	0	Cline Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1 OF A TRENCHING CONTRACTOR WAS BURIED WHILE WORKING IN A TRENCH APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET DEEP, 2 FEET WIDE, AND 80 FEET LONG. THE EARTH WAS PREVIOUSLY DISTURBED AND WET FROM RECENT RAINS. NO PROTECTION WAS PROVIDED FOR THE EMPLOYEE.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110408788			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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