Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sitewise LLC, 45th and Irving, SE Corner, DENVER, COLORADO 80211
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
The employee was sitting on a static (not operational) skid steer bucket when he stood up and began walking to the compressor work truck. As he walked away from the skid steer bucket, he attempted to step over the angled right side of the bucket. At this point the employee tripped on the right side of the bucket and fell, putting his right arm down in an attempt to break his fall. There was a steel pothole cover nearby that was inverted, with a 12-16 in. appendage that extends out. The employee struck this pothole appendage with his right elbow as he fell, resulting in a shattered right elbow. Employee was admitted to the hospital where he received surgery for the injury.
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