BIG HORN PLASTERING, INC.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified - Intracranial injuries, unspecified - LONE TREE, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at BIG HORN PLASTERING, INC. in LONE TREE, Colorado
Employer BIG HORN PLASTERING, INC.
Address 9580 Ridgegate Parkway
City, State ZIP LONE TREE, Colorado 80124
Report ID 2016010281
Event Date January 12, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries, unspecified
Body Part Brain
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source of Injury Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238140
GPS Coordinates 39.53030, -104.87760

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Incident Narrative

An employee was struck in the head by a scaffold plank, which fell approximately 10 feet while it was being dismantled. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 12, 2016, a worker at BIG HORN PLASTERING, INC. in LONE TREE, Colorado suffered intracranial injuries, unspecified to the brain. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with parts and materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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