OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221624117

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

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
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221624117
Report ID: 0950624
Project type: E
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee dies after being buried by collapsed trench wall

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Event type
14

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