OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221668932
TOWN OF PERRY MUNICIPAL BUILDING
PERRY, ME·
Event description
Employee is killed when buried in trench collapse
Investigation abstract
At 12:45 p.m. on May 20, 2024, two employees were replacing a 24-inch culvert at a construction site using a Case CARREF/439139, 580SC TC CP 4WD excavator. The operator used the excavator to dig a trench between 7 to 10 feet. After completing the excavation, some material remained in the trench that needed to be removed before laying the pipe. The employees entered the trench to remove the remaining dirt with hand shovels, when the trench collapsed, burying the employee and the foreman's lower extremities. The employee was fatally injured by the collapse of the soil, which consisted of sand, gravel, and clay.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 7028
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