OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14399539

PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,UNSTABLE SOIL,FALLING OBJECT

1985-04-08T00:00:00

Event: PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,UNSTABLE SOIL,FALLING OBJECT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14399539
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee in trench killed by falling shale

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was checking the grade in the bottom of an 18 ft deep trench when a large piece of blue shale came off the side and pinned him to the bottom. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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