Hillside Cemetary
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Hillside Cemetary | Report ID | 2020054182 |
| Address | 724 Rutherford Ave | City, State ZIP | LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY 07071 |
| Event Date | May 5, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 812220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.81000, -74.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in a newly dug grave, measuring it, when its walls gave way and the employee was trapped. The employee suffered lower back and chest pain and was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On May 5, 2020, a worker at Hillside Cemetary in LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as excavation or trenching cave-in, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 91 severe injury reports involving "Excavation or trenching cave-in" incidents in our database. Browse all Excavation or trenching cave-in injuries.
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