OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739714
KARISH CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
CRITTENDEN, KY·
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE IN
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:40 p.m. on June 7, 1989, Employee #1 and #2 were preparing t o lay a length of pipe in a trench that was approximately 16-35 ft in length, 7. 5 ft deep and 7.5 ft wide at top and 3 feet wide at the bottom. The trench had a n average slope of 69 degrees on the south end and an average slope of 54 degree s on the north wall. The south wall caved in covering both employees up to their chests. Employee #1 received a sprained left ankle and Employee #2 received a f ractured right foot. Both employees were hospitalized.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 20 Male
- Nature of injury
- Strain/Sprain (20)
- Part of body
- FOOT/ANKLE (11)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Helpers, extractive occupations (867)
- Human factor
- INSUF/LACK/PROTCV WRK CLTHG/EQUIP (20)
- Environmental factor
- SQUEEZE POINT ACTION (4)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 28 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- FOOT/ANKLE (11)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Construction laborers (869)
- Human factor
- INSUF/LACK/PROTCV WRK CLTHG/EQUIP (20)
- 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.