# Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord, unspecified at T.H. Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `20181111989` · 11/21/2018 · LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Lower extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries to nerves, except the spinal cord, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Excavation or trenching cave-in
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** T.H. Construction Company
- **Location:** Aurora St and NW 56th St, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68524
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 21, 2018, two employees entered a trench to manually locate a fiber optic cable that had been cut. The trench was 9'8" deep and 5'6" wide and had no protective systems in place.  At approximately 8:30 p.m. the east wall of the trench caved in, trapping both employees. Both employees were hospitalized for nerve damage to their lower extremities.

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