Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456255

EDDIE SHAW CONSTRUCTION CO

Event
WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#15199722
Employer profile
EDDIE SHAW CONSTRUCTION CO
Summary number
14456255
Report ID
854910

Event description

Employee injured in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was on his hands and knees in a 10 ft deep trench, connecting two le ngths of 12 in. diameter sewer pipe. A portion of the trench wall sloughed away and completely buried him under about 6 in. of dirt.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 23 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    43
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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