OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235626
WORK RULES,TRENCH,STRUCK BY,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,CAVE-IN,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
Two employees injured in trench cave-in, one hospitalized
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were working in a trench when it caved in. Employee #1 was b uried, but did not sustain injuries that required hospitalization. Employee #2 w as struck by a piece of pavement and was hospitalized.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 859
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 4
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 19 M
- Nature of injury
- 18
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 2
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