OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #639948
H & P PIPE CO. OF BELMAWR
LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP, NJ·
Event description
Employee killed when trench caves in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working in an 18 ft deep trench that had an 8 ft trench box at t he top for protection. At the bottom of the trench, there was an approximately 7 to 8 ft unprotected section. While Employee #1 was spreading stone, the wall ga ve way and pinned him at the bottom of the trench. He was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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