OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456255
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Event description
Employee injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was on his hands and knees in a 10 ft deep trench, connecting two le ngths of 12 in. diameter sewer pipe. A portion of the trench wall sloughed away and completely buried him under about 6 in. of dirt.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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