Incident date: 2021-09-27
NAICS industry code: 236210

On September 27, 2021, an employee was using a measuring tape and string to measure the alignment for the storm piping being installed inside a 4-foot trench. Afterwards, the employee stood on a drain manhole with a plywood cover on its opening. The plywood broke and the employee fell about 4 feet into the manhole, resulting in a bruised shoulder that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Plywood, wood paneling; particle, chip, flake board
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
severity: moderate