OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14559389
CITY OF KAYCEE
KAYCEE, WY·
Event description
Employee killed when pinned under water by clod of dirt
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working in a 5 foot excavation, attempting to locate a leaking w ater pipe. While he was crouched or kneeling, a large clod of dirt dislodged fro m the south wall and fell onto his shoulders and upper back, pinning him below t he water and mud. He died of asphyxia. Employee #1 had not properly sloped the s outh wall before entering the trench.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 41
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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