OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14510929
ROBERT REYNOLDS AND ASSOCIATES
SAN ANTONIO, TX—
Event description
Employee killed in excavation cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was working in the sandy clay on the 13 ft high vertical face of an excavation. The sides were supported by a trench shield, but this face was not. A portion of the unsupported wall fell on Employee #1, crushing him. He died of suffocation. The soil had been weakened by recent heavy rains.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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