OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14550503
JULIUS DOOCHIN CO
NASHVILLE, TN—
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 1, 1985, Employee #1 was working in the bot tom of a trench that was next to a roadway. The roadway side of the trench caved in, burying Employee #1. He died of asphyxia. The trench sides were angled, but not shored. There were no witnesses to the accident.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 58 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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