Incident date: 2021-05-10
NAICS industry code: 238110

An employee was standing above a trench as a storm water line was being installed. A trench box that was chained to an excavator tipped over while being moved. The trench box struck the employee and pinned them against the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Pelvis
severity: moderate