OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14352967
TRENCH BOX,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was placing a laser in an approximately 14 ft deep trench that was w ithout shoring, sloping, or a trench shield. The sides of the trench caved in, b urying and killing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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