OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #763250
CONSTRUCTION,TORSO,TRENCH,CRUSHED,CAVE-IN
Event description
TWO EMPLOYEES KILLED IN TRENCH CAVE-IN
Investigation abstract
Two employees were working in a trench that was approximately 9 feet deep. They had just put in a concrete manhole and were setting up a laser when one wall of the trench caved in, crushing both employees.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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