OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542294
METRO WATERPROOFING INC
NORCROSS, GA—
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
On May 17, 1984, Employees #1 and #2 and two coworkers were digging a trench nex t to a concrete wall. The 29 ft long by 2 ft wide by 13 ft deep trench was in an area of backfill and was shored only down to 7 1/2 ft. The unshored section of the trench caved in, burying Employees #1 and #2. Employee #1 died of suffocatio n.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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