OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #869198
COLLAPSE,SUFFOCATED,TRENCH,BURIED,SHOVEL
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH COLLAPSE
Investigation abstract
On November 6, 1989, Employee #1was working in a trench approximately 12 feet de ep by 3 feet wide and was in the process of hand shoveling at the lower tap area when the east side wall of the trench collapsed. Employee #1 was buried by appr oximately 3 feet of soil. He was extricated in approximately 30 minutes by the u se of hand digging and a backhoe. Employee #1 when extricated had no blood press ure, no pulse and no respiration and was pronounced dead on site by the attendin g emergency air care doctor.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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