OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221744915

JC CABRERA CONSTRUCTION LLC

STOCKBRIDGE, GA— 2025-02-20T00:00:00

Event: Asphyxiated, Caught In, Chest, Collapse, Construction, Crushed, Digging, Engineering Controls, Engulfed, Excavation, Falling Object, Foot, Hand Tool, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Mason, Shovel, Soil, Trapped, Trench, Trench Box, Trench Digger, Unresponsive, Unstable Soil, Unstable Surface
NAICS: 238140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348057100
Employer profile: JC CABRERA CONSTRUCTION LLC
Summary number: 221744915
Report ID: 0418100
Project type: B
Construction end-use: N

Event description

Employee is fatally injured while digging trench to find foo

Investigation abstract

At 9:00 a.m. on February 20,2025, Employee #1 and Coworker #1 were working as masons and had begun to manually dig a trench with a shovel while trying to find a concrete footer attached to the foundation of a house. They were instructed to dig down until they found the footer and then to continue lengthwise. Employee #1 and Coworker #1 remained in the trench and continued digging. Employee #1 was at the left side of the trench, and Coworker #1 was on the right side. The depth on the left side was approximately 8 to 9 feet and the depth on the right side was approximately 5 feet. The left side of the trench collapsed causing dirt to engulf Employee #1. The employee was fatally injured.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
563

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