OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14566160

FRACTURE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,TRENCH,CAVE-IN,LEG

1986-04-12T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE,WORK RULES,EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,TRENCH,CAVE-IN,LEG
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14566160
Report ID: 950411

Event description

Employee's leg broken in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on April 12, 1986, Employee #1 was working as a backh oe operator in a trench when a wall caved in. He suffered a broken right leg and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 58 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
23

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
859

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
5

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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