Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Soreness, swelling, inflammation
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Streamline Painting, Inc., 9505 W. 32nd Ave, WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 80033
on — Soreness, swelling, inflammation, affecting the Elbow(s).
Final narrative
A subcontractor employee was on an aluminum extension ladder painting in the auditorium on a new carpet with a layer of protective film. The ladder slipped out and he fell approximately 10 feet. The employee struck his chin and chest on the ladder during the fall and sustained a laceration to the chin that required stitches, a bruise on the chest, and a swollen elbow. The employee was hospitalized for elbow surgery.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.
An employee was assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
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