# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019088021` · 8/5/2019 · HELENA, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Pelvis
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
- **Secondary source:** Shovels
## Employer
- **Name:** ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONTRACTORS, INC.
- **Location:** PO BOX 4429, HELENA, MONTANA, 59604
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While entering a 3-foot trench, an employee fell onto the handle of a shovel. The employee was impaled by the handle, and sustained injuries which included a perforated intestine and a broken rib.

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