Hispanic Worker Dies Due To Trench Cave-In

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE02KY108

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Hispanic Worker Dies Due To Trench Cave-In

2003/03/11
By Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ...
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center

Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center Less -
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On December 3, 2002, a 30-year-old Hispanic laborer died when an unsupported 8-foot wall of a trench collapsed on him. Three laborers were working in an unsupported trench when one side caved in, burying one laborer (decedent) and partially burying another Hispanic worker. The third laborer managed to escape the trench unharmed. Two of the laborers were Hispanic, the third was a brother to the owner of the company digging the trench. The coroner pronounced the 30-year-old laborer dead at the scene due to asphyxiation. To prevent similar incidents from occurring, Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation personnel suggest: 1. Employers should comply with Occupational Safety and Health Act regulations on shoring trenches. 2. Employees should be trained in trench and general workplace safety. 3. Foreign workers should receive safety training in their native language and be informed of potentially hazardous working conditions.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-potential Accident-prevention Accidents Author Keywords: Trench Cave-in Construction-industry Construction-workers Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 4 Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Traumatic-injuries Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022) ; Construction (0038)

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Hispanic (0009) ; Foreign Born Workers (0022) ; Construction (0038) Less -
Series:

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE02KY108
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4

Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

3 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20026413
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2012-114005
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 02KY108, 2003 Mar; :1-3
Federal Fiscal Year:

2003
Performing Organization:

Kentucky Department of Health Services
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1993/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-02KY108
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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