TOPEKA, KANSAS·
Westar Energy, Inc.
Excavation or trenching cave-in · Crushing injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Westar Energy, Inc., 17th and Fairlawn, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66601 on , Crushing injuries, affecting the whole body.
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Final narrative
An employee went into a 15-feet-deep trench to test if the cables were energized when the trench collapsed. The employee was crushed by the dirt and was hospitalized.
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