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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14453856

SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,CAVE-IN

Event
SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,UNSTABLE SOIL,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14453856
Report ID
751910

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    594
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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