Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152518.015 - Employee is killed in trench collapse

Accident Summary Nr: 152518.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 12/27/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1640907.015	12/27/2022		237110	Coronado Excavation Of Sewer And Water Repairs Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on December 27, 2022, an employee was in a trench installing underground plumbing conduit when the trench walls collapsed and he was engulfed by soil. The employee died due to asphyxiation.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Collapse, Engulfed, Trench, Trench Box, Unstable Soil

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair				9	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1640907.015	23	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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