Incident date: 2015-11-20
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee used the ladder to go down into the 8 feet deep trench. He stepped onto the floor of the trench and started to sink. His co-worker dropped down an emergency retrieval sling and as he was pulling himself up with it, he hurt both legs resulting in torn ligaments.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate