OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14342380
GARCIA ALLEN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC.
MIAMI, FL·
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:15 p.m. on June 4, 1986, Employee #1 was in a trench that mea aged during digging. sured approximately 19 ft long, 4 ft wide, and 9 ft deep. The trench walls were almost vertical and had not been shored, sloped, or braced. When the west bank o f the trench caved in, Employee #1 backed up and struck his head against an appr oximately 6 1/2 in. cast iron water pipe that was partially covered with dirt an d rocks. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Ac cording to a power shovel operator, Employee #1 was working in the trench as a m achine helper, whose responsibilities included informing the operator of the pow er shovel of pipes, wiring, and other items in the trench were that could be dam
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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