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Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2018077828 · 7/6/2018 · Total Contracting Ltd.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified

Cause

Event
Excavation or trenching cave-in
Source
Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations

Employer

Name
Total Contracting Ltd.
Location
804 Colquitt Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77006
NAICS
237110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On July 6, 2018, an employee was installing pipe in an excavation four feet deep. The walls collapsed and the employee was struck by falling rock and dirt, suffering a compression of the L2 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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