OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14498885
TOMAHAWK CORP.
BAYTOWN, TX·
Event description
TWO CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEES INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 (A WELDER) AND EMPLOYEE #2 (HIS HELPER) WERE WELDING JOINTS OF PIPE IN A TRENCH, 25 FEET LONG, 10 FEET DEEP AND 6 FEET WIDE AT THE BOTTOM. NO SHORIN G OR OTHER SUPPORT HAD BEEN USED TO PREVENT CAVE-INS. A HEAVY CATTERPILLAR PIPE LAYER WAS PARKED 6 OR 7 FEET FROM THE TRENCH'S EDGE. A HEAVILY TRAVELLED STREET WAS NEARBY. A CAVE-IN OCCURRED IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE PIPE LAYING MACHINE AND T HE TRENCH, PARTIALLY BURYING THE TWO EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE RESCUED BY THE FIRE DE PARTMENT. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF HIS 5TH VERTEBRA AND 4 BROKEN SPURS . EMPLOYEE #2 SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS, CHEST INJURIES AND LIVER FAILURE.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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