OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14540744
EXCAVATION,WALL,CONCRETE BLOCK,COLLAPSE,CONSTRUCTION,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT
Event description
Employees injured when struck by collapsing wall
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were uncovering oil tanks for testing when they were hit by a section of a collapsing block wall that was adjacent to the excavation. Employ ee #1 was hospitalized.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 1
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 2
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