Incident date: 2024-06-26
NAICS industry code: 238220

An employee was inside a trench when he was struck by the bucket of an excavator. The employee sustained broken clavicles, broken ribs, and punctured lungs requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Excavators
code_nature: title: Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
code_body: title: Multiple internal chest locations
severity: moderate