OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #734020
THRIFT BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
CLEMSON, SC—
Event description
Employee killed in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was in an 18 ft deep, 10 ft wide, and 30 ft long trench, guiding a b ackhoe away from an existing sewer line. The trench caved in, crushing him to de ath. The employer stated that they were in the process of sloping the trench. Em ployee #1 should not have been in the trench while the sloping process was being performed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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