OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14214571
COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TRENCH WALL COLLAPSES ONTO HIM
Investigation abstract
On June 14, 1985, Employee #1 was killed when a section of a trench wall collaps ed onto him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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