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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557458

WORK RULES,VIBRATIONS,SHORING,BRACING,CAVE-IN,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SLOPING,BURIED

Event
WORK RULES,VIBRATIONS,SHORING,BRACING,CAVE-IN,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SLOPING,BURIED
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14557458
Report ID
653510

Event description

One killed, two injured in trench cave-in

Victims (4)

  1. #1 Fatality Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

    Nature of injury
    3
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    599
    Human factor
    17
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1
  4. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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