Excavation or trenching cave-in · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sal Construction Management, LLC, Modular Blvd and US Hwy 83, LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was kneeling in a 4-foot deep hole trying to fix a leak in the waterline. The sidewalls were wet and the dirt fell from behind the employee onto his left side and crushed him against the pipe. The employee was hospitalized for an injured liver.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersDitches, channels, trenches, excavations
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