OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14248165
P C YEZBAK & SON INCORPORATED
SCOTTDALE, PA—
Event description
One employee killed, one injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 and #2 were installing a sewer line in an unshored trench that meas ured 2 ft wide by 10 ft deep by 20 ft long. One sidewall collapsed, burying Empl oyee #1 completely but covering Employee #2 only to his shoulders. Employee #1 w as killed; Employee #2 required hospitalization.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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