# Fractures at Joslin Construction Texas, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022119713` · 11/4/2022 · KEMAH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
- **Secondary source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
## Employer
- **Name:** Joslin Construction Texas, LLC
- **Location:** Kemah City Hall, KEMAH, TEXAS, 77565
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was grating the bottom of a 12-foot deep excavation that contained three benches. Vibrations from nearby traffic caused the first bench to collapse and strike the employee at the knee. The employee then tripped and fell to the second bench and struck his shoulder, resulting in a fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

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