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Steel City Glass, LLC

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Dislocation of joints — LAFAYETTE, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Steel City Glass, LLC in LAFAYETTE, COLORADO
Employer Steel City Glass, LLC Report ID 2018021928
Address 1735 S Public Road City, State ZIP LAFAYETTE, COLORADO 80026
Event Date February 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Dislocation of joints Body Part Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 327215 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -105.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder at the job site. When he was approximately 4 feet up, the ladder slipped out from under him. He fell off the ladder and his arm was caught on a window sill, forcing his arm upward and causing his left shoulder to become dislocated.

Incident Summary

On February 26, 2018, a worker at Steel City Glass, LLC in LAFAYETTE, COLORADO suffered dislocation of joints to the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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