OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #893586
A. D. WHITTAKER CONST. INC.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA·
Event description
Employee injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:15 a.m. on September 22, 1988, Employee #1 was digging out l oose soil in a 44 ft long by 3 ft wide by 8 ft deep trench. The west wall was ve rtical and neither shored nor sloped. It caved in, knocking Employee #1 against the foundation of the existing structure and covering his chest with dirt. He su ffered head injuries and multiple trauma and was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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