Incident date: 2017-03-08
NAICS industry code: 238190

Two employees were removing a plywood cover over the vault for a pad mount transformer. One employee stepped forward while lifting and fell into the 3-foot deep hole. The employee sustained a fractured mandible, broken teeth and lacerations to his face.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Structural elements, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Multiple face locations
severity: moderate