Incident date: 2023-09-26
NAICS industry code: 236220

A crew was preparing to cut sections of concrete slabs for removal. An employee was on his way to turn on a hose bib when he fell 6 feet into an excavation near the slab waste storage area. The employee sustained a broken femur.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate