OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14257091
TOWN OF KERNERSVILLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
KERNERSVILLE, NC—
Event description
Employee bruised and lacerated in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and coworkers were laying a 32 in. storm drain line in a 10 ft 6 in. deep trench. The trench had been open for six days, during which there had been three days of heavy rain. Employee #1 had fitted one joint of pipe and was stan ding up in the trench when one of the walls collapsed, burying him. Coworkers at the site dug him out. Employee #1 was completely covered for less than 3 minute s but he was not completely freed until approximately 45 minutes after the accid ent. He sustained bruises over his entire body and several lacerations to the fa ce and head.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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