Incident date: 2024-02-27
NAICS industry code: 532412

An employee was working on the edge of an approximately 4-foot trench checking the grade with a rod. The edge sloughed off and the employee fell into the trench, resulting in a fractured pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate