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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14304380

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CAVE-IN

Event
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,STRUCK BY,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14304380
Report ID
1050210

Event description

Employee crushed and killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working in a trench that measured approximately 2 feet wide by 1 0 feet deep when one of its sides fell in on him and killed him.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    14
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    2

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