OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456529

WEYHER LEVSEY CONSTRUCTORS INC

GRANTSVILLE, UT— 1984-05-09T00:00:00

Event: PINNED,WORK RULES,WELDER,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,CAVE-IN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15201239
Employer profile: WEYHER LEVSEY CONSTRUCTORS INC
Summary number: 14456529
Report ID: 854910

Event description

Employee crushed and killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was welding sheet metal pilings in an approximately 4 to 5 ft wide b y 7 to 8 ft deep trench. Part of the sand bank gave way, pinning Employee #1 aga inst the metal pilings. He was crushed and killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
99

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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