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Kinnetic Electric

Fall on same level, n.e.c. — Intracranial injuries, unspecified — FORT COLLINS, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kinnetic Electric in FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
Employer Kinnetic Electric Report ID 2017087958
Address 316 Wood Street City, State ZIP FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80525
Event Date August 18, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified Body Part Brain
Event Type Fall on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Ground, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.59000, -105.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a ground rod into the ground when he missed/slipped and fell into the rod. His head struck the rod, breaking the eye socket bone and driving it into part of his brain. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2017, a worker at Kinnetic Electric in FORT COLLINS, COLORADO suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as fall on same level, n.e.c., with ground, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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