OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237846
B & M CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
BLEVINS, AR·
Event description
ONE EMPLOYEE KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE LAYING 6 INCH PVC SEWER PIPE IN A TRENCH THAT WAS APPRO XIMATELY 8 1/2 FEET DEEP, 3 FEET WIDE AND 20 FEET LONG. THE TRENCH HAD BEEN CUT INTO SOFT AND UNSTABLE SOIL ADJACENT TO AN ABANDONED RAILROAD TRACK. ONE BANK OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN, COVERING AND SUFFOCATING EMPLOYEE #1. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HOSP ITALIZED WITH BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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