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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #653675

SEWER,EXCAVATION,COLLAPSE,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,PIPELINE,CAVE-IN

Event
SEWER,EXCAVATION,COLLAPSE,PINNED,CONSTRUCTION,PIPELINE,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
653675
Report ID
111400

Event description

Employee buried during excavation cave-in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was buried up to his thigh when an excavation sidewall collapsed. He was pinned against a 42 in. concrete sewer line and sustained serious internal injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Victim

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    31
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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