OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14484265

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE SOIL,CAVE-IN

1986-03-06T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,UNSTABLE SOIL,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14484265
Report ID: 213100

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was leaving a sewer trench when one side of the trench caved in, cru shing him against the frozen side of the trench. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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