Incident date: 2020-07-10
NAICS industry code: 237110

Substrate beneath a track hoe gave way and the machine lunged forward. The bucket struck an employee who was standing in the trench box. The employee was hospitalized for a contusion on their back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
code_source: title: Backhoes, trackhoes
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate