OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235220

D & R PLUMBING CO., INC.

FARMERS BRANCH, TX— 1984-08-07T00:00:00

Event: ASPHYXIATED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, CRUSHED, SHORING, UNSTABLE SOIL, SLOPING, BURIED, CAVE-IN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1393933
Employer profile: D & R PLUMBING CO., INC.
Summary number: 14235220
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working in an approximately 16 ft deep trench that varied in wid th from 9 ft at the top to 3 ft at the bottom. He was cleaning a PVC pipe before making a connection when an approximately 3 ft by 6 ft section of trench wall c ollapsed and buried him. Employee #1 was crushed and killed. The trench was not shored, sloped, or braced to prevent a cave-in.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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