Incident date: 2024-05-27
NAICS industry code: 237990

On May 27, 2024, an employee was checking the depth of a trench when they slipped and fell into the trench. They sustained an avulsion injury to their lower left leg from a mini skid steer with a trencher attachment that was in operation.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall to lower level resulting in exposure or contact  unspecified
code_source: title: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate