OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527378

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SKULL,STRUCK BY,BURIED,CAVE-IN,SHOVEL

1985-12-02T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SKULL,STRUCK BY,BURIED,CAVE-IN,SHOVEL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14527378
Report ID: 419400

Event description

Employee killed when struck by shovel in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was setting up a laser target when the bank of a 12 to 13 foot trenc h caved in. He was buried under the soil and sustained a fractured skull when th e shovel he was holding struck him on the head. Employee #1 was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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