Austin Engineering Company, Inc.
Excavation or trenching cave-in — Fractures — LEANDER, TEXAS
| Employer | Austin Engineering Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2023099046 |
| Address | Garbles Horn road and Ronald Ragan Bld. | City, State ZIP | LEANDER, TEXAS 78641 |
| Event Date | September 30, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Hip(s) |
| Event Type | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.58000, -97.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in a 4-foot excavation laying pipe. The ditch gave way, falling onto the employee and fracturing his hip.
Incident Summary
On September 30, 2023, a worker at Austin Engineering Company, Inc. in LEANDER, TEXAS suffered fractures to the hip(s). 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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