OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14542930
NORMAN E. JONES PLUMBING CONTRACTOR
RIVERDALE, GA—
Event description
Employee bruised when buried in excavation cave-in
Investigation abstract
On Friday afternoon, Employee #1 used a Ford backhoe/loader, model 555A, #C73172 excavation prior to the accident. 6, to dig an approximately 9 ft deep by 16 ft wide excavation to uncover the sew er top for a new house. When he entered the excavation to make the connection, o ne wall caved in, trapping him. The local fire department was called and freed E mployee #1 in approximately 45 minutes. He sustained bruises to his legs and was taken to the hospital, where he was treated and released. Employee #1 returned to work the following Monday. The walls of the excavation were neither shored no r sloped. The soil, which had previously been disturbed, was very sandy and wate r was leaking in from a small creek nearby. Two other employees had been in the
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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