OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #744946
PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Event description
Three employees injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employees #1, #2, and #3 were digging out around a 24 ft storm drain pipe near t he center of a 12 ft deep, 15 ft wide, and 40 ft long trench that was not proper ly shored. This trench was located between the north- and southbound lanes on Ro ute 210 (three lanes in each direction) and traffic was using all six lanes. The east wall caved in from under the blacktop roadway, striking all three employee s and covering Employee #1. He was pinned to the 24 in. pipe until he was dug ou t.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 558
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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