OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336416
HARD HAT,COLLARBONE,LADDER,TRENCH,SHORING,CAVE-IN
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working in an 8 to 9-ft-deep by 2-ft-wide trench in a new subdiv ision when the walls caved in completely covering and trapping him for three hou rs. Employee #1 received a broken collarbone. The trench was not sloped, shored, or otherwise supported to prevent cave-ins, and the soil pile was at the edge o f the trench. The Atlanta area had received 5.85 inches of rain three to four da ys prior to the cave-in and the soil was sandy foam. No safety program, hard hat s, ladders, or employee training was in place.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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