Cox Automotive

Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. — Fractures — AURORA, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cox Automotive in AURORA, COLORADO
Employer Cox Automotive Report ID 2016109588
Address 17500 East 32nd Avenue City, State ZIP AURORA, COLORADO 80011
Event Date October 11, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple trunk locations
Event Type Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. Source of Injury Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary Source SUV, sports utility vehicle
Industry (NAICS) 441120 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.75000, -104.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was retrieving cleaning materials from a rolling cart to detail a car when a car drove into the area, crashed into another vehicle and that vehicle struck the rolling cart. The cart then struck the employee and pushed her into a wall. She was hospitalized with broken ribs and a broken pelvis.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2016, a worker at Cox Automotive in AURORA, COLORADO suffered fractures to the multiple trunk locations. The incident was classified as struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c., with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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