OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #884593
WORK RULES,CAUGHT BY,CONSTRUCTION,EARTHMOVING EQUIP,TRENCH,FALL,UNMANNED,UNSTABLE SOIL
Event description
Employee killed when caught by trencher
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was operating a trencher. He dismounted the machine and left it runn ing. While the employee watched the trencher in motion, the ground gave way and he fell into the trench. Employee #1 became caught by the trencher and was kille d.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 853
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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