Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Reynolds Construction, LLC, 1955 Washington Ave., LOUISVILLE, COLORADO 80027
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple trunk locations.
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Final narrative
An employee was on a catwalk when it gave way. The employee fell 11 feet into a concrete vault, suffering a broken left hip and left-side ribs.
HospitalizedMultiple trunk locationsCatwalks
More severe injuries at Reynolds Construction, LLC
An employee was on a scaffold connecting ductile iron pipe in a water treatment plant. The employee had to remove a side rail from the scaffold to gain access to the pipe. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 15 feet onto pipes that were below. The employee sustained injury to their L1, L2, and L3 discs, which had to be fused.
An employee was removing a safety railing from a stairwell. The 2x10 plank they were standing on gave way and the employee fell approximately 12 feet to a lower level, resulting in fractures.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get to the top of a container. The ladder collapsed and the employee fell 13 feet to the concrete floor, sustaining a fractured pelvis and tailbone.
Two employees were cleaning the ducts on top of a pipe. The pipe gave way and the employees and the pipe fell 15 feet. The pipe landed on one employee's leg, resulting in a fracture in three places and hospitalization. The other employee was not injured.
An employee was walking on the roof deck performing roofing work when the deck collapsed. The employee fell approximately 13 feet to the ground below, resulting in fractures and bruising to the hips, head, and chest.
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