Incident date: 2024-08-26
NAICS industry code: 491110

A mail carrier stepped out of his vehicle and into a large hole in the ground that was covered by the unkept yard. The hole had a piece of clay pipe exposed. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated right Achilles tendon and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Stepped or knelt on object
code_source: title: Pipes, conduits  concrete or clay
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate