OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657510

ASPHYXIATED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN

1986-02-06T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 657510
Report ID: 111400

Event description

Employee killed when trench walls collapse

Investigation abstract

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 6, 1986, Employee #1 and a coworker had h ooked up 4 in. PVC drainage pipe in a trench and were walking out when the side walls collapsed, burying Employee #1 and knocking over the coworker. Employee #1 died of asphyxiation. The coworker was able to escape.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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