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BERWICK ELECTRIC COMPANY

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — FOUNTAIN, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BERWICK ELECTRIC COMPANY in FOUNTAIN, COLORADO
Employer BERWICK ELECTRIC COMPANY Report ID 20161111006
Address 6598 Ray Nixon Rd. City, State ZIP FOUNTAIN, COLORADO 80817
Event Date November 23, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1195570
GPS Coordinates 38.68000, -104.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a 14-foot boom lift, setting up a wire pool and trying to place it in a sheave, when he lost control and his right arm was caught between the wire and the railing of the lift, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On November 23, 2016, a worker at BERWICK ELECTRIC COMPANY in FOUNTAIN, COLORADO suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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