OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14256457

TRUE LINE CO.

WILMINGTON, NC· 1987-08-06T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, COLLAPSE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, SHORING, SLOPING, CAVE-IN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3051661
Employer profile: TRUE LINE CO.
Summary number: 14256457
Report ID: 453710

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 (THE COMPANY OWNER) WAS LOCATED IN A TRENCH, PREPARING TO CHECK THE LEVEL OF 16 INCH CASING THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED. HE LAID THE LEVEL ON THE CASIN G AND STARTED TO STAND UP. AT THAT TIME A SECTION OF THE TRENCH WALL, 5 FEET LON G, 3 FEET WIDE AND 8 FEET DEEP, COLLAPSED AND BURIED HIM UP TO HIS SHOULDERS. TH E COLLAPSE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY VIBRATION FROM A NEARBY BORING MACHINE THAT WA S POSITIONING THE CASING. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATELY FREED EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
1

Event type
2

Source
5

Occupation code
553

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
1

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
2

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