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Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — FIRESTONE, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc. in FIRESTONE, COLORADO
Employer Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc. Report ID 2017054612
Address 11401 Weld County Road 9 3/4 City, State ZIP FIRESTONE, COLORADO 80504
Event Date May 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Pelvis
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 324121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.16000, -104.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee had covered a leaky roof with a tarp and was stepping off the roof onto a ladder when it slipped out from under him. He fell to the ground, hitting a landing gear crank on the way. He suffered a fractured pelvis and cut on the back of his upper left leg.

Incident Summary

On May 22, 2017, a worker at Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc. in FIRESTONE, COLORADO suffered fractures to the pelvis. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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