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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14301097

PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CAVE-IN

Event
PINNED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14301097
Report ID
951510

Event description

Two employees injured in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 and #2 were in a trench, using a come-along to connect an 8 in. wat er main pipe. They were straddling the pipe when the south side wall of the tren ch caved in on both of them. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    21
    Event type
    2
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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