OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14513063

EXCAVATION,WALL,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY

1984-09-04T00:00:00

Event: EXCAVATION,WALL,COLLAPSE,WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14513063
Report ID: 521100

Event description

Employee injured when struck by section of stone wall

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was working on an excavation for sewer laterals when a section of an adjoining stone wall fell on him. He was injured. The stone wall was part of a service vault.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
14

Event type
1

Source
12

Occupation code
999

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
2

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