OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461164

HEAD,WALL,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,STRUCK BY

1986-02-10T00:00:00

Event: HEAD,WALL,COLLAPSE,UNSECURED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14461164
Report ID: 257250

Event description

Employee killed when struck by collapsing wall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working in a trench beside a concrete wall when the wall collaps ed, striking him in the head. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
6

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
585

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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