# Concussions at Principal Services, Ltd.
> OSHA SIR `2019044204` · 4/25/2019 · RICHMOND, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Concussions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Principal Services, Ltd.
- **Location:** 2700 Harvest Home Dr., RICHMOND, TEXAS, 77406
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working inside a 14-foot excavation laying pipeline when a clog of dirt (football size) hit his shoulder. He turned around and ran, then hit his head on an excavator bucket. He was hospitalized with a severe head injury and concussion.

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