OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #762906
CHAIN,AMPUTATED,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,TRENCH DIGGER,SHORING,ENTANGLED,SLOPING,LEG
Event description
Employee's leg amputated by trenching machine
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:15 a.m. on March 16, 1989, a gas line was damaged by a Ditch Witch trenching machine which was being used for gas line installation, and exc avation of the 18 in. trench was halted. Employee #1 began removing soil from ar ound the gas line to enable repair work to continue. Once work was complete a co worker began trenching while Employee #1 remained in place. Employee #1 became e ntangled in the trenching chain, amputating his right leg just below the hip. Em ployee #1 required hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 2
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