Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 803304 - Employee killed by collapsing excavation wall

Accident Summary Nr: 803304 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 02/15/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108097205	02/15/1991	1731	0	Electromec Corporation

Abstract: The excavation's left wall, near a building, caved in, burying an employee and trapping the legs of another. The other employees escaped unharmed, while Employee #1 died. The excavation was approximately 8 feet deep.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, COLLAPSE, BURIED, CAVE-IN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108097205			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers

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