OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14546444

ASPHYXIATED,TRENCH,CAVE-IN,MANHOLE,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET

1989-05-19T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED,TRENCH,CAVE-IN,MANHOLE,BACKHOE,BACKHOE BUCKET
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14546444
Report ID: 418300

Event description

EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE IN

Investigation abstract

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on May 19, 1989, Employee #1 was shovel grading the b ottom of an unprotected 16 foot deep, 24 inch wide sewer trench. The backhoe ope rator foreman was excavating at the end of the trench for a manhole. The side of the trench broke away where the backhoe bucket was working. Employee #1 was cov ered with earth. The right side of his rib cage was crushed and he died from asp hyxiation.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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