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A worker buried in an excavation accident.

In this accident a twenty four years old young man died when a fourteen feet deep trench

he was working in collapsed and he was buried under tons of debris and dirt. Taylor was an

employee working on the construction of a restoration hardware store in Manhattan when he died

while at work.

Causes of the accident

After the investigations were conducted by OSHA, it was discovered that the project’s

general contractor, Taylor employer, and the subcontractor never provided Taylor with cave-in

protection for the trench that Taylor was working on or even support a the unsupported sidewalk

to avert collapsing. Managers of the site were aware of the hazards of working in a trench but

they failed to take the necessary measure to prevent an accident from happening. OSHA issued

all the employers of Taylor citation for willingly violating workplace safety standards each of

them were fined $140,000.

Ways the accident would have been prevented

The accident could have been prevented by ensuring Taylor was well trained or rather

competent in a manner that he is able to foresee danger in his place of work, following of give

OSHA standards when excavating, and using of protective systems among other.