OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #759894
CITY OF WILMINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT (STATION 2)
WILMINGTON, NC·
Event description
Utility crew member suffers chest injuries in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was a member of a three-person city utility crew that had excavated a 6 ft deep trench in a city street in order to install a new sewer service. The trench was not shored and the sloping was inadequate. Employee #1 was working i n the trench when a wall caved in, covering him. He was hospitalized with fractu red ribs and a punctured lung.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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