OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #827238

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN

1988-10-01T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 827238
Report ID: 751910

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was buried in a trench cave-in. He was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 16 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
12

Source
12

Occupation code
869

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
2

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