# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at D Guerra Construction LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211161` · 12/3/2024 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object  unspecified
- **Source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Dirt, earth, mud
## Employer
- **Name:** D Guerra Construction LLC
- **Location:** 15708 North Interstate 35, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78728
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a pipe while approximately 16 feet deep in a trench box. Soil became loose and fell onto the pipe, causing the pipe to move and pin the employee against the trench box wall. The employee suffered abdominal injuries and was hospitalized.

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