OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14292072
MOORE GOLF, INC.
CROZET, VA·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:15 a.m. on September 11, 1987, Employees #1 and #2 were worki ng in a 10-ft-deep by 5-ft-wide by 24-ft-long trench, preparing to lay lengths o f 8-in. PVC water pipe. The vertical walls caved in, covering the two employees. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized. The trench was not sho red, sloped, or braced.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 9
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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