OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170065338

WALL,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,FALL,CAVE-IN

1989-05-22T00:00:00

Event: WALL,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,FALL,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 170065338
Report ID: 950411

Event description

Employee injured in trench wall collapse

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was standing on the east side of a trench taking depth measurements when approximately 21 ft of the east wall collapsed. He fell into the trench and was injured.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
31

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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