OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535769

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN

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1989-11-06T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14535769
Report ID: 830300

Event description

Employee killed when buried by trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee was buried in a 13 ft deep trench when a portion of the trench wall cav ed in. He died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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