D Guerra Construction LLC
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages — AUSTIN, TEXAS
| Employer | D Guerra Construction LLC | Report ID | 2021109139 |
| Address | FM1327 Half a mile East of Turnersville Rd. | City, State ZIP | AUSTIN, TEXAS 78747 |
| Event Date | October 23, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1560256 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.12000, -97.74000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were in a sewer line trench when it collapsed. One of them was buried completely and suffered swelling of the brain.
Incident Summary
On October 23, 2021, a worker at D Guerra Construction LLC in AUSTIN, TEXAS suffered cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages to the brain. 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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