Incident date: 2022-12-19
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was working in a trench box directing the placement of bedding. A 2' x 2' piece of dirt broke off from the front of the trench, rolled down into the box, and struck the employee's lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized for a tibia and fibula fracture.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
code_source: title: Dirt, earth
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate