Cardinal Strategies
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Bruises, contusions — VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS
| Employer | Cardinal Strategies | Report ID | 2022076092 |
| Address | 1776 S. Industrial Parkway | City, State ZIP | VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS 75495 |
| Event Date | July 13, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Bruises, contusions | Body Part | Lower extremities, unspecified |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1608547 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.40000, -96.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were installing an underground drainage line. The 6-foot ditch they were working in partially collapsed, and one employee was buried up to their upper thighs. The employee was bruised by the shoring equipment.
Incident Summary
On July 13, 2022, a worker at Cardinal Strategies in VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS suffered bruises, contusions to the lower extremities, unspecified. 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
OSHA has recorded 91 severe injury reports involving "Excavation or trenching cave-in" incidents in our database. Browse all Excavation or trenching cave-in injuries.
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