Incident date: 2020-01-21
NAICS industry code: 238910

A crew was exposing a new water line looking for a leak. A trench was excavated near the pipe with a compact excavator, and an employee was exposing the pipe with a shovel.  A piece of dirt from the top of the trench fell on the back of his legs and he suffered a pelvic fracture. The trench was approximately 4.5 feet deep.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Dirt, earth
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate