OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #607846
WILLIAMSON CONSTRUCTION, INC.
ACWORTH, GA·
Event description
One employee killed, another injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were laying 8 in. sewer pipe in a trench 11 ft deep and 9 ft wide at the top. The trench ran from east to west and was open for approximatel y 200 ft. A 30 ft section of the south wall caved in, killing Employee #1 and se verely injuring Employee #2. The trench was not sloped at all on the south and i n other places it was not adequately shored, sloped, or otherwise supported. No hard hats had been worn; no training had been given on the trenching regulations to the employees; and the spoil pile was back 2 ft from the edge of the trench.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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