OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221496730

THUNDERBIRD VILLA MOBILE HOME PARK

SOUTH GATE, CA— 2022-09-14T00:00:00

Event: Cave-In, Collapse, Drown, Drowning, Excavation, Pipe, Pipeline, Repair, Sewer, Trench, Unprotected, Water
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346221294
Employer profile: THUNDERBIRD VILLA MOBILE HOME PARK
Summary number: 221496730
Report ID: 0950635
Project type: C
Construction end-use: M

Event description

Employee Is Killed By Drowning When Trench Collapses

Investigation abstract

At 11:15 a.m. on September 14, 2022, an employee was performing repairs on a sewer pipe in a trench excavation. The trench was 8 feet deep as was not shored or protected against cave-in. When the trench collapsed, an adjacent 2 inch water main broke and flooded the excavation. The employee was killed by drowning.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Event type
12

Occupation code
869

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