Fall from collapsing structure or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Uptown Movers LLC, 4946 S. Prince St., LITTLETON, COLORADO 80123
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking up a ramp placed on the bed of a straight truck. The ramp fell off the truck and the employee fell on top of the ramp resulting in broken ribs and vertebrae.
See 1547058 for information on a second injured employee due to this incident.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedRamps, loading docks, dock plates
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