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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14465231

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN

Event
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14465231
Report ID
626300

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working inside an approximately 10 ft deep by 6 ft wide by 18 ft long trench when it caved in. He was crushed and killed. The trench was not she eted, braced, sloped, or otherwise adequately supported.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 29 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    1

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