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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #762732

WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN

Event
WORK RULES,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,SHORING,SLOPING,CAVE-IN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
762732
Report ID
454711

Event description

Employee dies in trench cave in

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 died of injuries sustained during a trench wall cave-in.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 57 M

    Nature of injury
    2
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    1
    Source
    12
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    4
    Task assigned
    1

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