Incident date: 2022-10-17
NAICS industry code: 238990

An employee was removing two-by-four supports from a trench. He lost balance and while trying to avoid falling on top of conduits and other materials, fell into the trench. The employee sustained a broken right leg and fractured left heel.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
severity: moderate