OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #517094

EXCAVATION,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SHORING,UNSTABLE SOIL,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN

1988-05-20T00:00:00

Event: EXCAVATION,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,SHORING,UNSTABLE SOIL,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 517094
Report ID: 931800

Event description

Employee killed in excavation cave-in

Investigation abstract

At approximately 10:10 a.m. on May 20, 1988, Employee #1 was removing soil from an approximately 40 by 30 foot excavation. An approximately 10 foot section of t he west wall collapsed, burying and killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
1

Task assigned
1

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