# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Sal Construction Management, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076033` · 7/7/2023 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, 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:** Sal Construction Management, LLC
- **Location:** Modular Blvd and US Hwy 83, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78040
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was kneeling in a 4-foot deep hole trying to fix a leak in the waterline. The sidewalls were wet and the dirt fell from behind the employee onto his left side and crushed him against the pipe. The employee was hospitalized for an injured liver.

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