Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144435.015 - Employee is killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 144435.015 -- Report ID: 0855610 -- Event Date: 11/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1582777.015	01/11/2022		238910	C&R Works

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on November 23, 2021, an employee worked in a five-foot deep trench when a section collapsed, and the employee was buried in the soil. The employee was killed by crushing injuries and asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Buried, Collapse, Crushing, Engulfed, Trench, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition				8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1582777.015	22	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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