OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #869313
TRENCH BOX,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Event description
Employee buried and killed in trench collapse
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working inside a trench box at a depth of 18 ft. The front wall, which was below the backhoe that was excavating the material, collapsed and the soil filled the front portion of the box where Employee #1 was working. He was knocked to the ground and covered. He was uncovered in approximately 15 minutes and transported to the local hospital by Air Care helicopter. Employee #1 was pr onounced dead on arrival.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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