OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #942763
FRACTURE,THIGH,TRENCH,VIBRATIONS,SHORING
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE IN
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was in a 6.5 ft trench cleaning off the end of a 15 ft reinforced ce ment pipe, when the trench caved in and soil collapsed around his thigh area. Em ployee #1 sustained fracture and was hospitalized. The trench was cut in a roadw ay, therefore was subjected to vibrations from nearby traffic, moreover no shori ng was utilized in the trench, prior to collapse.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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