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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14482087

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

Event
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,CRUSHED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14482087
Report ID
316400

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working in an approximately 10 ft deep trench when a wall caved in. He was killed when crushed against the opposite wall of the trench. No safet y devices were in use at the time of the accident.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    14
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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