OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14217285
COLLAPSE,TRENCH,BURIED,BACKHOE
Event description
ONE EMPLOYEE HOPITALIZED AFTER TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was inside a trench 4.5 feet deep clearing away dirt so that the bac k hoe operator could see a six-inch pipe that was already buried in the trench. The south wall of the trench collapsed and caught Employee #1 behind the knees c ausing him to fall to his knees and he was buried by approximately two feet of d irt. Employee #1 was sent to the hospital, treated, and released with minor abra sions and contusions.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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