SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - BAYFIELD, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC. in BAYFIELD, Colorado
Employer SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Address Bayfield Twin Bridges, Bayfield Parkway
City, State ZIP BAYFIELD, Colorado 81122
Report ID 2017099053
Event Date September 21, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Source of Injury Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Industry (NAICS) 237310
Inspection # 1267034
GPS Coordinates 37.22000, -107.60000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a lift with a man basket to install a drainage pipe underneath a bridge when the lift started to slide down a slope. The employee was then ejected from the man basket and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground, suffering abdominal and facial injuries.

Incident Summary

On September 21, 2017, a worker at SEMA CONSTRUCTION, INC. in BAYFIELD, Colorado suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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