Incident date: 2016-09-06
NAICS industry code: 237310

A 14-foot deep trench caved in while an employee was operating a track hoe nearby causing the track hoe to tilt. When he attempted to exit the machine, his foot was caught between the door and the ground, fracturing his left ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport
code_source: title: Backhoes, trackhoes
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate