Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145163.015 - Employee drowns while performing dredging work

Accident Summary Nr: 145163.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/04/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1588142.015	04/06/2022		561990	Erosion Barrier Installations, Corp

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on April 4, 2022, an employee was performing work, dredging in a canal. The soil collapsed on him, and the oxygen tube broke. The employee was killed due to asphyxiation due to drowning.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Canal, Drowning, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Shoreline development, dam, reservoir		Maintenance or repair				7	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1588142.015	23	M	Fatality		Diver	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Dredging Fatality Cause:

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