# Fractures at Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2016098673` · 9/13/2016 · TIPTON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Entangled in other object or equipment
- **Source:** Hoisting accessories, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc
- **Location:** 2 miles NW of Pilot Grove on HH, TIPTON, MISSOURI, 65081
- **NAICS:** 221118
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about September 13, 2016, an employee's right hand became caught in a tag line that was attached to the butt of a 40-foot pole. The employee suffered a broken right arm and femur.

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