OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14311815

TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN

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1989-12-15T00:00:00

Event: TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14311815
Report ID: 213900

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE IN

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was trapped and killed in trench 11 by 12 ft deep, which caved in up on him. The trench walls were improperly sloped or shored.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
16

Event type
1

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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