OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #687558
TRENCH BOX,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working in a trench that was approximately 10 ft 6 in. deep by 2 ft wide and had no trench box, shoring, or other safeguards. A cave-in occurred , killing Employee #1.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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