OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465231

VENUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

MANSFIELD, TX— 1984-03-06T00:00:00

Event: WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1437938
Employer profile: VENUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Summary number: 14465231
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working inside an approximately 10 ft deep by 6 ft wide by 18 ft long trench when it caved in. He was crushed and killed. The trench was not she eted, braced, sloped, or otherwise adequately supported.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
4

Event type
2

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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