OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14424402
MAUNE EXCAVATING CO.
WASHINGTON, MO·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN UNSHORED TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED A FRESHLY DUG TRENCH, 15 FEET LONG BY 14 FEET DEEP BY 2 FEET WIDE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE TRENCH HAD NOT BEEN SHORED, AND ONE WALL OF T HE TRENCH COLLAPSED ON HIM IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE ENTERED THE OPEN TRENCH. HE WAS KILLED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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