OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #693341
A.G. DILLARD, INC.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA·
Event description
One employee killed and one injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:45 p.m. on June 12, 1989, Employees #1 and #2 were laying a l ength of pipe in a trench that was approximately 9 ft deep, 18 ft long, and 30 i n. at the top. The walls were almost vertical and not shored. The pipe was lower ed into the trench. Employees #1 and #2 were positioning the pipe when the west wall caved in, covering Employee #1 completely and covering Employee #2 to his s houlders. Employee #1 died of asphyxiation and Employee #2 suffered a contusion to his lower right leg and was hospitalized.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 29 Male
- Nature of injury
- Asphyxia (2)
- Part of body
- CHEST (5)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- OTHER (14)
- Environmental factor
- SQUEEZE POINT ACTION (4)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 22 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- LOWER LEG (18)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Occupation not reported (999)
- Human factor
- OTHER (14)
- Environmental factor
- SQUEEZE POINT ACTION (4)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.