# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at JB&L Utility Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2019021834` · 2/18/2019 · RENO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Excavation or trenching cave-in
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** JB&L Utility Contractors
- **Location:** 6115 Old Clarksville Road, RENO, TEXAS, 75462
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee entered a trench (about 7 feet deep and 7 to 8 feet wide) to install a fitting on a sewer main at the bottom. The trench's one vertical wall collapsed onto the employee, who suffered four broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a broken shoulder blade.

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