Incident date: 2023-08-31
NAICS industry code: 238910

On August 31, 2023, an employee was operating an excavator to complete a demolition job. As the excavator drove into the first floor of the building, the floor collapsed. The vehicle and employee dropped approximately 8 feet, causing the employee to sustain a back injury.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate