Incident date: 2023-10-11
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was bracing a foundation wall with a 2x4 board. He was attempting to get it to a 45 degree angle and was leaning on the board to secure it in place. The board snapped and the employee fell head-first into the 9-foot-deep trench. The employee sustained a broken tibia and fibula as well as heel fracture.

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: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate