Incident date: 2025-03-21
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was performing excavation work to expose a 12-foot water pipe. A large clod of dirt estimated to be 3 to 4 feet in size dislodged from a spoil pile and fell, striking his right leg. The impact caused the employee to lose consciousness momentarily. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibia and fibula and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Dirt, earth, mud
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate