Incident date: 2015-02-05
NAICS industry code: 237110

Employee was attempting to pull a ladder out of a manhole at a sewer lift station. The manhole hatch cover fell on the employee and knocked him down the hole. Employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
code_source: title: Sewers, manholes, storm drains
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate