OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #608471
JOHN HARDIN & LOYD HESTER DBA BADGER GRADING
DOUGLASVILLE, GA·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TRENCH COLLAPSES
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:30 p.m. on January 16, 1989, Employee #1 was working in an 8 ft deep unshored, unsloped trench laying 6 in. PVC sanitary sewer line. Employee #1 was not wearing a hard hat and had no ladder, safety program, or training as to the specific hazards of cave-ins. The spoil, soil that has been removed from the trench, was not stored 2 ft away from edge. The soil was sandy loam with mu ltiple slick heads visible. When the multiple slick heads slid inward, the wall of the trench collapsed. Employee #1 was engulfed and asphyxiated.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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