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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14562045

EXCAVATION,WALL,TRENCH,CRUSHED,FALL

Event
EXCAVATION,WALL,TRENCH,CRUSHED,FALL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14562045
Report ID
214700

Event description

EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BY A FALLING WALL

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was killed when a wall adjacent to an excavation collapsed onto him crushing his chest. The employees were removing tools from an excavation when an adjacent wall collapsed. There was no equipment involved. The footing of the wa ll had been undermined.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 59 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    5
    Event type
    2
    Source
    8
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    6
    Task assigned
    1

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