William's Ditching
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — AMARILLO, TEXAS
| Employer | William's Ditching | Report ID | 2017098660 |
| Address | Off of soncy, south of perry avenue | City, State ZIP | AMARILLO, TEXAS 79101 |
| Event Date | September 9, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Lumbar region |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | 1264305 |
| GPS Coordinates | 35.15000, -101.93000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were placing a water line for the city when one of the employees stepped outside of the trenching box. The earth collapsed around him, fracturing his lower vertebrae.
Incident Summary
On September 9, 2017, a worker at William's Ditching in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered fractures to the lumbar region. The incident was classified as excavation or trenching cave-in, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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