# Fractures at Luke Horn Electric
> OSHA SIR `2017065426` · 6/13/2017 · SHERMAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
- **Source:** Trenchers
- **Secondary source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** Luke Horn Electric
- **Location:** 1759 N. Cypress Grove Rd. W., SHERMAN, TEXAS, 75092
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a trencher near a trench when the ground gave way. The trencher and the employee rolled down into the trench. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a chest laceration.

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