OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221631443
WESTERN MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION OF TEXAS, LLC
DALLAS, TX·
Event description
Employee is killed when pinned between trench box and street
Investigation abstract
At 8:55 a.m. on January 12, 2024, an employee was standing between a street rail and a trench box. When the excavator was attempting to pick the trench box up to put into the trench, the road he was on gave way (caved in), and the excavator fell on its side, which pulled the trench box over on its side and pinned the employee between the trench box and the street rail. The employee suffered fatal injuries.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Event type
- 1
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