OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221624117

TIMOTHY BASS INC.

MERCED, CA· 2023-12-11T00:00:00

Event: Buried, Collapse, Construction, Excavation, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overpressure, Protective Clothing, Residential Construction, Soil, Trench, Unstable Soil
NAICS: 562991
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347163164
Employer profile: TIMOTHY BASS INC.
Summary number: 221624117
Report ID: 0950624
Project type: E
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies after being buried by collapsed trench wall

Investigation abstract

At 2:51 p.m. on December 11, 2023, an employee working for a septic tank service was trying to take an elevation measurement of a trench when the trench wall collapsed. The employee was buried by the heavy soil and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
14

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