USI Powers Insulation
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet - Fractures - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado
| Employer | USI Powers Insulation |
| Address | 17 Valley Place, Art Klein Nazarene Apts |
| City, State ZIP | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado 80903 |
| Report ID | 20171211660 |
| Event Date | December 8, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Source of Injury | Structures and surfaces, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Guardrails, road dividers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238310 |
| Inspection # | 1283279 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.84399, -104.82600 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working on the second floor of a new construction building installing wrap on the outside walls when a guardrail broke, allowing the employee to fall approximately 12 feet to a lower surface. The employee suffered multiple leg and feet fractures.
Incident Summary
On December 8, 2017, a worker at USI Powers Insulation in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado suffered fractures to the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet, with structures and surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,098 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet injuries.
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