OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535124

ELLIOT PLUMBING & HEATING COMPANY

AVON, SD· 1988-05-05T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101456481
Employer profile: ELLIOT PLUMBING & HEATING COMPANY
Summary number: 14535124
Report ID: 830300

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A 15 FOOT DEEP TRENCH THAT WAS NOT ADEQUATELY SHORED OR OTHERWISE MADE SAFE. THE TRENCH WALL AND SPOIL PILE CAVED INTO THE TRENCH, BU RYING EMPLOYEE #1. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES AFTER THE CAVE-IN OCCURRED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
19

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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