OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #606822
L & B INDUSTRIES, INC.
TUCKER, GA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
A FORD 555A BACKHOE, MODEL DF 7114, SN C728296 WAS USED TO DIG A TRENCH FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 2 INCH PVC FIBER OPTICS PIPE. THE TRENCH WAS 6 TO 12 FEET DEEP , 2 TO 3 FEET WIDE AND WAS NOT SHORED OR SLOPED. NO LADDER WAS PROVIDED FOR ACCE SS TO THE TRENCH AND NO HARD HATS WERE WORN. THE EMPLOYEES WERE NOT TRAINED IN T RENCHING REGULATIONS OR HAZARDS. THE EXCAVATED DIRT WAS PILED AT THE EDGE OF THE TRENCH. EMPLOYEE #1 WENT INTO THE TRENCH TO UNCOVER A SEWER LINE WHICH RAN THRO UGH IT. HE HAD BEEN IN THE TRENCH 5 TO 10 MINUTES WHEN IT CAVED IN. HE SUFFERED CHEST, FACE, AND SHOULDER INJURIES AND WAS HOSPITALIZED.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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