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Sterling Construction Management, LLC

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Fractures — VONA, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sterling Construction Management, LLC in VONA, COLORADO
Employer Sterling Construction Management, LLC Report ID 2015118874
Address County Rd 23 City, State ZIP VONA, COLORADO 80861
Event Date November 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Metal pipes, tubing
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.38000, -102.73000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding two sections of pipe on top of a skid platform. The skid platform (2 feet high) collapsed, and the pipe rolled onto the employee's lower leg, fracturing the right ankle. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On November 23, 2015, a worker at Sterling Construction Management, LLC in VONA, COLORADO suffered fractures to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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