Incident date: 2024-12-03
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was installing a pipe while approximately 16 feet deep in a trench box. Soil became loose and fell onto the pipe, causing the pipe to move and pin the employee against the trench box wall. The employee suffered abdominal injuries and was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
code_source: title: Pipes, ducts, tubing  unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Abdomen  unspecified
severity: moderate