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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14502215

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

Event
WORK RULES,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14502215
Report ID
213900

Event description

CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING IN A 15 FEET DEEP TRENCH IN A LANDFILL THAT WAS NOT SLOP ED, SHORED OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM CAVE-INS. ONE OF THE BANKS COLLAPSED ON E MPLOYEE #1, KILLING HIM. AN EMPLOYEE FOR ANOTHER CONTRACTOR WAS ALSO KILLED IN T HIS ACCIDENT.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    2
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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