OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14461602
INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Event description
Three employees killed, one injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on December 14, 1984, Employees #1 through #4 were preparing to ins tall pipes for a sanitary system in a 25-ft-long by 20-ft-deep by 3-ft-wide tren ch. The wall on the left side suddenly collapsed, trapping the employees. Employ ee #1 was rescued from under 5 ft of earth; he sustained blows and contusions to his body. Employees #2, #3, and #4 were buried and died of suffocation. The wal ls of the trench were vertical and had no form of shoring.
Victims (4)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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