OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542088
DR WILLIAM K BAYS DBA BURNT TREE MOBILE HOME PARK
ALBANY, GA—
Event description
TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES OF A MOBILE HOME PARK MAINTENANCE CREW WERE INSTALLING A 6 INCH PV TO REVIVE EMPLOYEE #1 AT THE HOSPITAL. C SEWER LINE TO A NEWLY CLEARED LOT. THE TRENCH WAS APPROXIMATLEY FIFTY FEET LON G, THIRTY INCHES WIDE AND SEVEN FEET DEEP. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN THE TRENCH, TAMPIN G DIRT AROUND THE PIPE THIRTY FEET FROM THE CONNECTION POINT AND TWENTY FEET FRO M THE END POINT. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ON TOP OF THE EDGE OF THE TRENCH ON THE SPOIL B ANK SIDE. HE WAS SHOVELING DIRT INTO THE TRENCH. WITHOUT WARNING THE OPPOSITE WA LL BROKE OUT (ABOUT A 10-15 FOOT SECTION) ABOUT ONE FOOT BELOW THE TOP EDGE. THE CAVE-IN CAUGHT EMPLOYEE #1 AND COVERED HIM TO A POINT JUST OVER HIS HEAD. EMPLO YEE #2 UNCOVERED HIS HEAD AND WENT FOR HELP. EMERGENCY MEDICAL PEOPLE WERE ABLE
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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