Incident date: 2022-03-04
NAICS industry code: 237110

An employee was standing at the edge of the ditch watching co-workers put in a water line when he lost his footing and fell 5 to 5 1/2 feet into the ditch, resulting in six broken ribs.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate