Incident date: 2024-06-28
NAICS industry code: 237990

On June 28, 2024, an employee was using a mini-excavator to dig a trench on a residential property. They got out of the mini-excavator and went into the trench to inspect the slopes. A large piece of dirt broke free from the trench and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their right clavicle and ribs on the right side.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Collapse, engulfment  open trench or excavation
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Trunk and other upper extremities
severity: moderate