OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601724
ASPHYXIATED,INSTALLING,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN
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
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#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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