OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14505754
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on January 29, 1990, Employee #1, a general laborer, was working in a septic system trench that was approximately 55 feet long by 7 feet deep by 4 feet wide. The trench collapsed and Employee #1 was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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