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Accident Summary Nr: 99754.015 - One employee is killed and another hospitalized when a trenc

Accident Summary Nr: 99754.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/09/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1269639.015	10/09/2017		237110	Sunstar, Llc

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on October 9, 2017, two employees were working in a 70 foot long excavation to locate a broken or clogged sewer line at a residential property. As Employee #1 was in an excavation using a shovel to locate the sewer line, Employee # 2 was using an excavator. While in the excavation that was approximately 5 feet wide by 8 feet deep, 40 feet of the 70 feet long excavation caved in and trapped Employees #1 and #2. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was recovered and hospitalized.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Cave-In, Pipe, Sewer, Trench

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1269639.015	30	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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