# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at American Tank Maintenance, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018076968` · 7/11/2018 · LINCOLNTON, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Wire, cables-nonelectrical
## Employer
- **Name:** American Tank Maintenance, LLC
- **Location:** Lincoln County Highway 47 Water Tank Site, LINCOLNTON, GEORGIA, 30817
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder up to a water tower when a stranded metal safety cable located beside the ladder came loose at the top anchor point and struck his leg, puncturing his right thigh.

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