Incident date: 2022-11-02
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was removing a trench protective system by attaching a sling from above the trench to the panel eye hook. The hydraulic shoring system was not holding pressure, causing the employee to fall 18 feet into the trench. He sustained a back injury, a right wrist fracture, and rib fractures.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate