Waste Management of Colorado, Inc

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. — PARKER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Waste Management of Colorado, Inc in PARKER, COLORADO
Employer Waste Management of Colorado, Inc Report ID 2016020953
Address 19563 E. Main St. City, State ZIP PARKER, COLORADO 80134
Event Date February 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Body Part Knee(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Parking lot-paved
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.51000, -104.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking to an enclosure to collect the trash that was in it. While walking, he slipped and fell on the ice and snow. When he landed on the paved parking lot surface, he fractured his patella and severed some tendons, requiring surgery.

Incident Summary

On February 1, 2016, a worker at Waste Management of Colorado, Inc in PARKER, COLORADO suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the knee(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with parking lot-paved identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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