Incident date: 2015-08-12
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee stood in a 32 inch deep trench with 24 inch concrete pipe while directing the heavy equipment operator. The employee was caught between the equipment bucket that was cleaning out dirt and the pipe.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Excavating machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate