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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14470645

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

Event
SUFFOCATED,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14470645
Report ID
316700

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in a 12 foot deep trench, hooking up sewer lines when the trench caved in. He died of suffocation.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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