OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549372

WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,ABRASION,SHORING,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,CAVE-IN,CONTUSION

1987-01-07T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,STRUCK AGAINST,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,ABRASION,SHORING,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,CAVE-IN,CONTUSION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14549372
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee injured in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

At approximately 7:05 a.m. on January 7, 1987, Employee #1 was working in an uns hored trench when loosened, compacted earth sloughed from the top of the trench and fell onto his back and neck. He sustained chest and neck abrasions and a bru ise from the handle of the shovel he was holding. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Nature of injury
3

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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