Incident date: 2017-01-10
NAICS industry code: 237110

Employees were laying a tarp over a section of a trench. Two employees slipped and fell approximately eight feet into the trench. Both employees were hospitalized. Employee 1 suffered broken ribs. Employee 2 suffered torn tendons/ligaments in his hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: low