OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977264
ART F GODFREY CONSTRUCTION
KNOXVILLE, TN·
Event description
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYEE KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A TRENCH LAYING 8 INCH PVC SEWER PIPE. THE TRENCH WAS 30 INCHES WIDE AND 12 FEET DEEP. ONE WALL OF THE TRENCH CAVED IN, KNOCKING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE OPPOSITE WALL AND COVERING HIS BODY UP TO HIS NECK WITH DIR T. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED AND PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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