OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #803221
LONGO P.R., INC.
CAROLINA, PR·
Event description
Employees injured when struck by loose mud
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on August 6, 1988, Employees #1 and #2 were found ins ide an approximately 28 ft deep excavation during the installation of pipes for a registry. A few moments before, the employees asked for stone for the base of the pipe. When the digger brought the rock, Employees #1 and #2 were lying on th e ground. The mud rock came off the ramp incline, which was approximately 8 ft f rom the bottom of the excavation on the left side, hitting Employee #1 in the le g and Employee #2 in the neck and arm. The ball of mud came from the wall of the ramp that was not shored; therefore, it was loose earth and part of the same ex cavation.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 16
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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