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Rocky Mountain Communication Specialties, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — FORT HOOD, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rocky Mountain Communication Specialties, Inc. in FORT HOOD, TEXAS
Employer Rocky Mountain Communication Specialties, Inc. Report ID 2018043310
Address West 18th Street Avenue H City, State ZIP FORT HOOD, TEXAS 76544
Event Date April 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.13000, -97.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to use a conduit seal-off tool to push a dart when the dart struck his left leg above the knee, breaking his femur.

Incident Summary

On April 6, 2018, a worker at Rocky Mountain Communication Specialties, Inc. in FORT HOOD, TEXAS suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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