BRIGHTON, COLORADO—
BNSF Logistics
Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at BNSF Logistics, 1500 East Crown Prince Blvd, BRIGHTON, COLORADO 80603 on — Fractures, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was transferring a rubber pad from the railroad flatcar deck to a table to be cut when he lost his balance and fell from the rail car. The employee received facial lacerations requiring stiches, a fractured nose and a fractured vertebrae.
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