# Dislocation of joints at Shanahan & Luff Construction
> OSHA SIR `2017054179` · 5/8/2017 · NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Excavation or trenching cave-in
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** Shanahan & Luff Construction
- **Location:** 32 South Main Street, NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA, 18938
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a 5.5-feet-deep trench when a portion of the trench gave way and struck the employee's shoulder, dislocating it.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*