OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400097
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CAVE-IN
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
On June 28, 1985, Employee #1, a laborer with Lightning Construction Company, wa s part of a four-man crew performing utility construction work at Valley Vesta E states. Employee #1 and a coworker were in an approximately 8 ft 6 in. deep by 3 ft 8 in. wide by 80 ft long trench when the west wall caved in, trapping Employ ee #1 under falling soil. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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