Dale Lowden Excavating LLC
Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation — Fractures — SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
| Employer | Dale Lowden Excavating LLC | Report ID | 2024109636 |
| Address | Whisper South Commercial/Residential PID I 35 Access Road, Entrance of Connection BLVD | City, State ZIP | SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 78666 |
| Event Date | October 16, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Multiple trunk locations |
| Event Type | Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation | Source of Injury | Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | 1782547 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.97000, -97.99000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On October 16, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was working in a 6-foot-deep trench and cleaning an electrical conduit line with a shovel. As the employee was removing material from above the pipe, the west side of the trench collapsed and struck the employee in the lower back and torso, pinning him in the ditch. The employee was hospitalized with 12 fractured ribs and 4 fractured vertebrae in his lower back.
Incident Summary
On October 16, 2024, a worker at Dale Lowden Excavating LLC in SAN MARCOS, TEXAS suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation, with ditches, channels, trenches, excavations identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 15 severe injury reports involving "Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation" incidents in our database. Browse all Collapse, engulfment open trench or excavation injuries.
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