THORNTON, COLORADO—
Grosvenor Masonry, Inc.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Grosvenor Masonry, Inc., 13150 Quebec Street , THORNTON, COLORADO 80602 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
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Final narrative
An employee slipped while walking on a scaffold. The employee was ducking under a beam and fell approximately 10 feet between the walk plank and the stock plank. The employee hit the full planked area below and then fell from there, suffering a broken pelvis.
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