Visions Express Inc

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - JOHNSTOWN, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Visions Express Inc in JOHNSTOWN, Colorado
Employer Visions Express Inc
Address LajCO Well Pad, WCR 15 and 46, 1/2 mile east
City, State ZIP JOHNSTOWN, Colorado 80534
Report ID 2016088085
Event Date August 28, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Wrist(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 213112
Inspection # 1174460
GPS Coordinates 40.34000, -104.93000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was gauging a crude oil tank through a thief hatch and may have been exposed to vapors from the tank or oxygen depletion. The employee became ill and fell down the stairs breaking the right wrist.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2016, a worker at Visions Express Inc in JOHNSTOWN, Colorado suffered fractures to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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