OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #800714
PARKLINE DEVELOPMENT CO.
ROCK HILL, SC·
Event description
Employees killed during trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were laying sewer line pipe in a trench that was 64 ft long, 5 ft wide, and 13 ft deep. The walls were almost vertical and not shored. Emplo yee #2 was operating a jack hammer to break rock at the bottom of the trench; Em ployee #1 was using a shovel to remove and level the dirt. When the west side of the trench started to crack about 7 ft from the bottom of the trench, the emplo yees were told to get out of the trench. Before they could exit, the west side c aved in, burying them and killing them.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- Asphyxia (2)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Construction laborers (869)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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#2 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- Asphyxia (2)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Construction laborers (869)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
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