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Accident Summary Nr: 998260 - TWO EMPLOYEES DIED OF ASPHYXIA WHEN TRENCH CAVES IN

Accident Summary Nr: 998260 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/18/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107749905	10/19/1989	1623	0	Wilde Construction, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107749913	10/19/1989	1623	0	Northland Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 p.m. on October 10,1989, Employees #1 and #2 were preparing to weld a 10-ft section of a pipe in a trench approximately 20 feet long, 6 to 7 feet wide, and 8 feet deep. An unshored wall collapsed, burying Employees #1and #2 completely. Employee #1, who was buried for approximately 45 minutes, died of asphyxia at the scene. Employee #2, who was buried for approximately 25 minutes, sustained brain damage from asphyxia. Employee #2 was hospitalized and died approximately one week later.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, WALL, COLLAPSE, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PIPE, SHORING, BURIED, CAVE-IN, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107749905			Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors, n.e.c.
2	107749913			Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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