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Cave-in: Fatal Fact #22

Construction Company Type: Excavator

Cave-in: OSHA Fatal Fact 22

Accident Description:

An employee was installing a small diameter pipe in a trench 3 feet wide, 12-15 feet deep and 90 feet long. The trench was not shored or sloped nor was there a box or shield to protect the employee. Further, there was evidence of a previous cave-in. The employee apparently recentered the trench, and a second cave-in occurred, burying him. He was found face down m the bottom of the trench.

OSHA Recommendations:

  1. Employers must shore, slope, or otherwise support the sides of trenches to prevent their collapse (29 CFR 1926.652(c)).
  2. Employers must protect employees with adequate personal protective equipment (29 CFR 1926,650(e)).
  3. Employers must provide an adequate means of exit from trenches (29 CFR 1926.652(h)).
  4. Employees must be instructed to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions associated with their work (29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)).

Inspection Results

Following its inspection. OSHA issued a citation for three serious violations of its construction standards. Had the required support been provided for the trench, it might not have collapsed.

Sources of Help

  • Construction Safety and Health Standards (OSHA 2207) which contains all OSHA job safety and health rules and regulations (1926 and 1910) covering construction.
  • Excavation and Trenching Operations (OSHA 2226), is a 20-page booklet describing pertinent OSHA standards in detail.
  • Safety and Health Excavation and Trenching Operations, available from the National Audiovisual Center (NAC) (Order No. 689601, $60), an instructional program designed to increase aware-ness and understanding of the problems and hazards in excavation and trenching operations. It includes an instructor's guide and 139 slides.
  • Trenching, also available from NAC (Order No. 007516, $40), a slide-tape hazard recognition program including 96 slides, instructor's guide, workbook and course outline.
  • Sloping, Shoring, and Shielding, a one-day instructional program with classroom session and hands-on workshop, Available from NAC (Order No. 009863, $30), the package includes an instructor's manual, outline for field exercise/workshop and 60 slides.

Accident Details: Cave-in
Company Type: Excavator
Crew Size: 2
Union/Collective Bargaining? No
Weather: Warm, Clear
Worksite Inspection? Yes
Designated Competent Person on Site? Yes
Employer Safety and Health Program? No
Training and Education for Employees? No
Craft of Deceased Worker(s): Laborer
Age / Sex of Deceased Worker(s): 37; male
Experience or Time on Job: 3 years
Time on Project: 2 days

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