OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14217046
THE LE MYERS CO INC
PHOENIX, AZ—
Event description
EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN TRENCH COLLAPSES
Investigation abstract
An employee of The Le Myers Company Incorporated was working in a trench 8 ft. d eep by 3 ft. 9 in. wide by 50 ft. long, and attempted to raise shoring. When the employee released the hydraulic press the bank caved in on him. He was hospital ized for treatment of bruises, contusions and abrasions.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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