Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14535595

KERZMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Event
WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, TRENCH, BURIED, CAVE-IN
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#101454304
Employer profile
KERZMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Summary number
14535595
Report ID
830300

Event description

Employee killed in trench cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was laying electric cable in an 8 to 9 foot deep trench when a wall caved in, burying him. He was killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    6
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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