OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #659839
RAM CONTRACTING, INC.
HAVERHILL, MA·
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and a coworker were in a trench to hook up a 36 inch concrete draina ge pipe when the backhoe operator noticed that the side wall of the trench was s tarting to fall into and onto Employee #1. He called out and the coworker escape d but Employee #1 was struck by the spoils and partially buried next to the pipe . He was struck on the head by a large piece of clay, which crushed his skull, k illing him.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- Concussion (6)
- Part of body
- HEAD (13)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- INSUFF/LACK/WRITN WRK PRAC PROG. (18)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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