OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #981407
BOARD,EXCAVATION,TRENCH,TRENCH DIGGER,LACERATION,SHORING,CAVE-IN,SHOVEL,SPRAIN
Event description
EMPLOYEES INJURED IN TRENCH CAVE IN
Investigation abstract
On April 3, 1989, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were shoveling dirt in a 13 ft squ g of the excavation. are by 10 ft deep excavation. A coworker heard a board crack and shouted to Empl oyee's #1 and #2 to get out of the excavation. Employee's #1 and #2 were unable to exit before the south side of the excavation caved in and were knocked down a nd covered by 6-in. by 6-in. and 2-in. by 8-in. whalers. Employee's #1 and #2 we re able to free and pull themselves from the excavation, and were treated on sit e by paramedics. Employee #1 suffered a cut above his right eye and Employee #2 suffered a strained muscle in his lower right leg. The whalers were not of prope r size and the cleats were left off, further no cross braces were used in shorin
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 54 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 20
- Part of body
- 18
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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