OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535579
EATHERLY CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
ABERDEEN, SD·
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working in a water line trench when a wall caved in, burying him with dirt and causing extensive injury. Employee #1 was rescued from the trench and taken to the hospital, where he remained in critical condition until his de ath.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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