OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379788
CHEST,TRENCH BOX,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,TRENCH,SHORING,STRUCK BY,CAVE-IN
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS LAYING PIPE IN A 16 FOOT DEEP TRENCH WHEN A PORTION OF THE SIDEW ALL COLLAPSED, STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST AND KILLING HIM. THE TRENCH WALLS WERE BENCHED BUT NOT SHORED. NO TRENCH BOX WAS IN USE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 9
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 587
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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