OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601724

H.E. MILLER, INC.

WEST MELBOURNE, FL· 1988-09-09T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED, INSTALLING, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, SHORING, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102964673
Employer profile: H.E. MILLER, INC.
Summary number: 601724
Report ID: 420600

Event description

Employee dies of asphyxia in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

On Friday, September 9, 1988, Employee #1 was working in a trench that was 5 fee t deep by 4 feet wide, installing sections of 12 inch diameter by 20 foot long w ater pipe. The walls of the trench were nearly vertical and no shoring was used. The east wall caved in and buried the employee with dirt. Employee #1 died of t raumatic asphyxia.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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