Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., June Creek Road, VAIL, COLORADO 81657
on — Fractures, affecting the elbow(s).
Final narrative
An employee was a passenger on an ATV when the ATV rolled over. The employee suffered a fractured left elbow and a lower back contusion.
HospitalizedElbow(s)ATV, all terrain vehicle
More severe injuries at Osmose Utilities Services, Inc.
An employee was operating a utility task vehicle (UTV). As they made a turn on a gravel road, the vehicle rolled over, causing the employee's hand to get pinched between it and the ground. The employee sustained a hand injury.
Two employees were transferring a 90- to 100-pound jack hammer from one vehicle to another. The hammer slipped from an employee's hand and fell on the other employee's right hand. The employee's thumb was caught and amputated between the hammer and one of the vehicles.
An employee and his crew were performing safety inspections on utility poles at a work site. Toward the end of the workday, at 3:00 p.m., the employee began to experience muscle cramps. The employee took a shaded break and hydrated but was unable to keep fluids down. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee and his crew were at a remote worksite excavating holes to inspect and treat utility poles when the employee began to feel ill due to the heat.
An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.
An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.
An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.
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An employee was terminating conductors to buss bars inside the secondary compartment of a single-phase transformer. An arc flash occurred, causing burns to the soft tissue of the employee's face.
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