OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #761379
MCDEVITT & STREET COMPANY
WINSTON-SALEM, NC·
Event description
EMPLOYEES INJURED IN COLLAPSE OF EXCAVATION WALLS
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were injured when an excavation wall collapsed and fell on t t and suffered a dislocated right shoulder and a fractured bone in his right kne e. hem. The employees were spreading crushing gravel in an excavation for a footing in the construction of a parking garage. The excavation measured 33 ft long by 17 ft 6 in. wide at the front and 19 ft wide at the rear. The depth was 8 to 10 feet. The walls of the excavation were not sloped or shored. The ground was damp due to recent heavy rains. The excavation was not inspected by a competent pers on. While the employees were spreading gravel a section of the wall approximatel y 8 ft long by 8 ft high sheared off. Employee #1 was buried up to his waist and suffered a cracked tibia in his left leg. Employee #2 was buried up to his wais
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- LEGS (16)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- LEGS (16)
- Accident type
- STRUCK BY (1)
- Source of injury
- BUILDINGS/STRUCTURES (8)
- Occupation
- Construction trades, n.e.c. (599)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OVERHEAD MOVING/FALLING OBJ AC (6)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- 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.