OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #657635

BETHANY TRUCKING, INCOORPORATED

MEDWAY, MA· 1988-07-01T14:00:00

Event: TRENCH BOX, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, UNSTABLE SOIL, CAVE-IN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102920857
Employer profile: BETHANY TRUCKING, INCOORPORATED
Summary number: 657635
Report ID: 111400

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED WHEN CRUSHED IN CAVE-IN

Investigation abstract

AT APPROXIMATELY 2 PM ON JULY 1, 1988, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A TRENCH BOX. SUDDENLY A LARGE VOLUME OF SOIL THAT CAVED IN AND ENTERED THE OPEN END OF THE TR ENCH BOX STRUCK HIM AND CRUSHED HIM AGAINST THE TRENCH BOX'S SIDE. HE WAS KILLED .

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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