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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14332381

INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN

Event
INSTALLING,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14332381
Report ID
418100

Event description

Two employees injured in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 and #2 were installing telephone cord in a 7 ft 9 in. deep, 32 in. wide trench when the trench caved in, burying them. Both were hospitalized and l ater released.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 21 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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