Incident date: 2021-06-28
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was hand digging in a trench 4 feet deep. As the employee was about to exit the trench using a ladder, he tripped on a pipe and fell against a spreader bar with a locking pin sticking out. The employee's lower torso impacted the locking pin when he fell, resulting in a severe bruise and contusion.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate