OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14445258
SHERMAN EXCAVATION INC
DILWORTH, MN—
Event description
Employee injured in trench cave-in
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was in a trench at the end near a backhoe, unhooking a sling hook ma de of wire rope from a 20 ft long casing. His end of the trench collapsed and he was struck on the back by chunks of clay rail and pushed face down onto the cas ing. Employee #1 suffered dislocated cheekbones, a broken nose, a dislocated jaw , and a bruised shoulder and ribs.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 9
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 12
- Occupation code
- 865
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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