OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #659987
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,BURIED,CAVE-IN,LEG
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were working in a trench when it collapsed and buried them. Employee #1 died the next day. Employee #2's legs were injured, but he did not r equire hospitalization.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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