OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14478358

TRENCH BOX,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN

1988-03-05T00:00:00

Event: TRENCH BOX,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14478358
Report ID: 111100

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working in a 112 ft long by 12 ft deep by 3 ft wide trench when a 15 ft long by 3 ft thick section of sidewall collapsed, burying him. Employee #1 was killed. The trench was not sloped or shored, nor did it have a trench box . There was no ladder access.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
13

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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