OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14554299
WALTON CONST. CO., INC.
LINCOLN, NE·
Event description
TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN A PREVIOUSLY DUG TRENCH LAYING 10" SEWER PIPE FROM INSIDE A VERY SHORT TRENCH BOX. FOUR PIECES OF SHEET PILING HAD BEEN PUSHED OUT SIDE THE TRENCH BOX. THE NORTH BANK OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN AND THE DIRT FELL INT O THE TRENCH BOX. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BOX.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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