Incident date: 2018-06-16
NAICS industry code: 561320

A temporary employee was entering a trench that was 4 feet by 8 feet and 4 feet deep to help install a propane gas tank. While entering the trench, which had wood and aluminum siding installed, the employee slipped and fell. The siding then lacerated his left forearm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Forearm(s)
severity: moderate