Incident date: 2022-06-14
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was unloading pipe to place in a trench. A skid steer backed up and bumped the employee, causing him to lose balance and fall into the 3.5-foot deep trench. The employee sustained a fractured femur and hip.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Hip(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate