LAMAR, COLORADO—
FieldCore Service Solutions, LLC
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at FieldCore Service Solutions, LLC, 7937 County Road B.5, LAMAR, COLORADO 81052 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was tucking cables into an electrical cabinet up the tower on a wind turbine when he was electrically shocked, suffering burns to the left forearm that required hospitalization.
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An employee was walking inside the nacelle of a wind turbine. The employee's foot slipped into a gap in the floor causing them to fall forward, and their foot became wedged. The employee's left and right tibias were broken.
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An employee was operating a hand powered hydraulic jack to re-assemble an internal part of a piece of equipment. The employee was struck in the head by the jack and sustained facial fractures around the eye area and lacerations.
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An employee was rigging a pallet of four CRV linkages. A linkage slid off the pallet and pinched the employee's right middle and ring fingers, causing a partial amputation of one finger through the bone.
LAMAR, COLORADO—
FieldCore Service Solutions, LLC
An employee was troubleshooting an electrical circuit in an electrical cabinet at the base of a wind turbine when an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's right hand.
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