OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14431589
TAMBURELLI CONSTRUCTION CO.
KALISPELL, MT·
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
On Friday, August 19, 1988, Employee #1 and a coworker were in a 5 1/2 ft deep t rench making connections on 4 in. sewer pipeline. Employee #1 was on his knees w hen one wall of the trench caved in, burying him up to his armpit and neck wit u nder approximately 2 1/2 ft of gravel and large rocks. He sustained massive stom ach trauma and a broken pelvis, resulting in internal bleeding. Employee #1 was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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