Incident date: 2017-06-15
NAICS industry code: 111998

Two employees were in a trench attempting to cap off an underground water line. Part of the side of the trench came loose and pushed one employee against the side of the trench. The other employee was stuck in the mud up to his waist. One of the employees was hospitalized and had surgery for broken ribs and a lacerated small intestine.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Excavation or trenching cave-in
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate