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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14512040

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

Event
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,BURIED,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14512040
Report ID
625400

Event description

Employee buried and killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was in an 88 ft long by 14 ft deep trench that was 2 ft 3 in. wide f rom the bottom to a height of 10 ft. When the west wall collapsed, he was buried and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 46 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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