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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14341630

SOLO CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION

Event
HEAD, INSTALLING, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, STRUCK BY, CAVE-IN, FALLING OBJECT, CONCRETE
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#106107444
Employer profile
SOLO CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
Summary number
14341630
Report ID
418800

Event description

Employee killed when struck by concrete in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on September 20, 1988, Employee #1 and coworkers were installing a 12 in. by 24 ft Ductil pipe in an irregular 4 ft wide by 4 1/2 ft deep trench. A concrete sidewalk was undermined and fell on Employee #1, along w ith sand from the sides of the walls. Employee #1, who was struck on the head, w as transported to the hospital, where he died.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    13
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    6
    Hazardous substance
    8880
    Task assigned
    1

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