OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689190
WAGNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
DULUTH, MN·
Event description
Two employees injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were installing water and sewer lines in a 4 ft wide by 7 ft , treated, and released. deep trench that ran east to west. When the north wall started to cave in Emplo yee #2 got out of the trench on the west side and Employee #1 went east toward t he trench face, then turned back to follow Employee #2. Employee #1 was caught i n the cave-in and was completely buried. Employee #2 went back down to try to sa ve him and was caught in a second cave-in, which buried him to chest level. Empl oyee #1 suffered broken ribs and jaw, bruised lungs and liver, and multiple brui ses and contusions. He is still in intensive care after six days. Employee #2 su ffered multiple bruises and contusions to his body. He was taken to the hospital
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 569
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 567
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 2
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