Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Denver Winair Co., 30250 Ogalla Trail, ELIZABETH, COLORADO 80107
on — Fractures , affecting the Upper and lower extremities n.e.c..
Final narrative
While unloading a delivery truck, an employee was manually repositioning a 155-pound air conditioner attached to a pallet with plastic straps. The straps broke and the employee fell approximately 4 feet from the truck to the ground, resulting in a fractured left ankle and left elbow.
Hospitalized Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. Straight trucks, box trucks
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A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
Two employees were removing a service lift platform from the back of a radar system. While handling the service lift platform, employee 2 was standing on the back of the radar and lost their footing, causing the service lift platform to shift and fall. The injured employee then fell from the top of the platform electronic subsystem (PES) to the floor, approximately 56 inches. The injured employee fractured his left elbow and left hip.
An employee fell from a loading dock to the ground 2-3 feet below. She suffered a compound fracture of the left hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
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