OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690891

CLAUDE NIX CONST

SALT LAKE CITY, UT· 1986-05-12T00:00:00

Event: FRACTURE, PINNED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, PELVIS, CONCRETE PIPE, CAVE-IN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102108198
Employer profile: CLAUDE NIX CONST
Summary number: 690891
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in a 5 ft deep by 11 ft wide trench taking measurements for a lo op for a fire hydrant water line. The north bank of the trench caved in, pinning him against a concrete pipe. Employee #1 sustained a broken pelvis and was kill ed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
14

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
558

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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