# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Hugo Garcia Electric
> OSHA SIR `2018032282` · 3/7/2018 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Hugo Garcia Electric
- **Location:** Alexander Subdivision, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78046
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a ground rod, slipped and fell impaling himself on the ground rod. The rod entered his left thigh.

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