5-T Utilities, Inc.
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
| Employer | 5-T Utilities, Inc. | Report ID | 2022021847 |
| Address | 263 North Freeway | City, State ZIP | HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS 77340 |
| Event Date | February 28, 2022 | 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) | 237110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.64000, -95.57000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had been leveling dirt to make pipe grade and was moving toward the other end of a trench box to exit the trench using a ladder. The soil above the trench box caved in, and the employee sustained a lumbar spine compression fracture.
Incident Summary
On February 28, 2022, a worker at 5-T Utilities, Inc. in HUNTSVILLE, 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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