OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221646458

Asphyxiated,Clearing,Construction,Engulfed,Excavation,Excavator,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pipe,Sewer,Shovel,Soil,Struck By,Trench,Unstable Soil

2024-03-01T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated,Clearing,Construction,Engulfed,Excavation,Excavator,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Pipe,Sewer,Shovel,Soil,Struck By,Trench,Unstable Soil
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221646458
Report ID: 0751910
Project type: A
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee dies, is asphyxiated laying pipe when trench collap

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7010

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