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Total Contracting Ltd.

Excavation or trenching cave-in — Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Total Contracting Ltd. in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Total Contracting Ltd. Report ID 2018077828
Address 804 Colquitt Street City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77006
Event Date July 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified Body Part Lumbar region
Event Type Excavation or trenching cave-in Source of Injury Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # 1344061
GPS Coordinates 29.73000, -95.38000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On July 6, 2018, a worker at Total Contracting Ltd. in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered traumatic injuries to bones, nerves, spinal cord, unspecified 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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