OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #998971
COPPIN PLUMBING, INC.
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN·
Event description
Employee killed in trench collapse
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on August 17, 1987, Employee #1 was preparing to lay a length of pipe in an approximately 30 ft long by 4 ft wide by 12 ft deep tren ch. The inadequately sloped and unshored west wall of the trench collapsed, bury ing Employee #1. He died of asphyxia.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 585
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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