OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #768630

DITCH,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH DIGGER,FOOT,INATTENTION

1987-12-03T00:00:00

Event: DITCH,WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH DIGGER,FOOT,INATTENTION
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 768630
Report ID: 626300

Event description

CONST. WORKER KILLED WHEN CAUGHT IN TEETH OF DITCH DIGGER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS IN A TRENCH, WORKING CLOSE BEHIND A DITCH DIGGER (DITCH WITCH). HE PLACED HIS FOOT TOO CLOSE TO THE TEETH ON THE DIGGER AND WAS CAUGHT AND PULLE D INTO THE ROTATING DIGGER TEETH. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
26

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
4

Task assigned
1

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