Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 564393 - Employee dies of suffocation when trapped by trench cave-in

Accident Summary Nr: 564393 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 10/04/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103484762	10/05/1990	1623	0	Daniels Utility Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, age 31, was assisting a welder in a 9 1/2 ft deep by approximately 4 ft wide excavation when the corner of the 45 degree bank caved in. He was trapped against the opposite wall, and died of suffocation.

Keywords: SUFFOCATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103484762			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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