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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505457

SEWER,COLLAPSE,CLEANING,TRENCH,SHORING,CAVE-IN

Event
SEWER,COLLAPSE,CLEANING,TRENCH,SHORING,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14505457
Report ID
728500

Event description

EMPLOYEE DIED IN TRENCH WHEN SIDE WALL COLLAPSED

Investigation abstract

ON NOVEMBER 22, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A 16 FOOT DEEP UNSHORED TRENCH, CLEANING OUT THE END OF A 38 INCH SEWER PIPE. THE WALLS OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS A CREW LEAD PERSON FOR A SEWER PROJECT NEAR SOME RAILROAD TRACKS AT THE 400 BLOCK OF NORTH ATLANTIC STEET , NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, IN THE MURRY YARD OF BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD . IT WAS RAINING NEAR THE SITE BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT .

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 52 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    12
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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