OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14454813
CITY OF AFTON
AFTON, IA—
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 and three coworkers were digging a trench to find a sewer line. The trench was 3 ft deep at its east and west ends and 10 ft 9 in. deep in the cente r at the point where the 11 ft deep, 10 in. wide sewer pipe was located. Employe e #1 was making a sewer top when the south side of the trench caved in, trapping him. Two of his coworkers were trying to rescue him when a second cave-in occur red. A rescue team was called and removed the body of Employee #1, who had been killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 557
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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