OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14323562
CHEST,ASPHYXIATED,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CAVE-IN
Event description
EMPLOYEE ASPHYXIATED WHEN TRENCH CAVES IN
Investigation abstract
On October 18, 1989, Employee #1 and a coworker were working inside an unstable, twelve- feet-deep trench. The trench caved in, trapping Employee #1 and compres sing his chest. Employee #1 died of asphyxia.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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