Abstract: At 9:45 a.m. on January 17, 2018, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a new single-family residence. He was inside a trench that was approximately 5 feet wide and ranged in depth from 7.25 feet to 9 feet. Employee #1 was using a shovel to clear excess dirt and sand that had accumulated on the bottom of the trench after a rain. As he worked, the pile of dirt above him, approximately 14 feet high by 8 feet wide, caved-in and buried Employee #1 up to his hair. Employee #1's coworkers and foreman rapidly extracted him from the cave-in. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractures to both legs.