OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14236145
WESTERN PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION CORP
LAS VEGAS, NV·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were laying a 21 ft concrete pipe in a 15 to 17 ft de ep trench. Apparently, a portion of the trench had been previously excavated and the soil was unstable. The trench caved in, burying both workers. Employee #1 w as struck by the trench wall and sustained a fractured his neck, which killed hi m instantly. The coworker was buried to his chest but sustained no injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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