OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14278261

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN

1986-03-07T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14278261
Report ID: 112000

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in a trench checking the grade in preparation for laying a 20 ft pipe for a drainage system. While he was in the trench, the walls collapsed on top of him, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Nature of injury
2

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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