Incident date: 2023-04-06
NAICS industry code: 424710

An employee was manually digging a trench for a propane tank when he twisted his back, resulting in a muscular injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
code_source: title: Digging handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified
code_body: title: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
severity: moderate