Incident date: 2025-02-27
NAICS industry code: 238910

The injured employee was assisting with the placement of two trench boxes or installing sewer pipe in a trench box when their right hand was contacted by the excavator attachment and the spool. The employee's hand and fingers were crushed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by running powered equipment  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Excavators
code_nature: title: Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate