OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #943050
HOLLAND LENDER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
CHARLOTTE, NC·
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES CAUGHT IN TRENCH WHEN WALL COLLAPSES
Investigation abstract
On May 17, 1989, Employee #1 was in a trench approximately 8.5 feet deep making a pipe fitting when the trench collapsed around his legs. Employee #2 was assist ing and attempting to help Employee #1 when the trench further covered Employees #1 and #2 around the upper body area. No shoring or sloping was provided prior to the soil collapse.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 Male
- Nature of injury
- Bruise/Contus/Abras (3)
- Part of body
- LEGS (16)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
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#2 Hospitalized Age 48 Male
- Nature of injury
- Fracture (12)
- Part of body
- CHEST (5)
- Accident type
- CAUGHT IN OR BETWEEN (2)
- Source of injury
- DIRT/SAND/STONE (12)
- Occupation
- Carpenters (567)
- Human factor
- MALFUNC IN SECURING/WARNING OP (4)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- Task not regularly assigned (2)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.