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HWY 61 8 MI S OF HWY 1 AT BAPTISM RIVER, SILVER BAY, MN 55614
Standard 19260200 G01
Standard 19260651 I02
Standard 52050320
Standard 19260652 B
Employee injured in trench cave-in
Employee #1 was installing a 4 in. PVC sewage line in a 7 ft deep trench along t he southbound lane of Highway 61. The slope of the trench walls was not adequate for the soil type (loose gravel) and trench depth. A 10 ft long and 30 in. thic k section of the wall fell and pinned Employee #1 face first against the bank of the trench, covering him up to his neck. He sustained bone fractures to his fac e and jaw and was hospitalized.
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