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Hispanic Worker Dies Due To Trench Cave-In, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Hispanic Worker Dies Due To Trench Cave-In, Kentucky Injury Prevention And Research Center
Fatality Case Reports--Other
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 …