Incident date: 2023-09-08
NAICS industry code: 237990

An employee was constructing trench boxes and getting them ready to install in an excavation. The employee fell 20 feet from ground level into the bore pit and sustained injury to their left kidney.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate