Rolling Plains Construction, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet - Fractures - AURORA, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Rolling Plains Construction, Inc. in AURORA, Colorado
Employer Rolling Plains Construction, Inc.
Address 6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd
City, State ZIP AURORA, Colorado 80019
Report ID 2018044002
Event Date April 25, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238990
Inspection # 1312267
GPS Coordinates 39.81880, -104.75113

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Incident Narrative

While covering vent systems with plastic, an employee stepped onto a hole cover for a vent shaft and the cover gave way. The employee then fell from the 16th floor to the 5th floor in the vent shaft, fracturing both ankles and three vertebrae and suffering several lacerations.

Incident Summary

On April 25, 2018, a worker at Rolling Plains Construction, Inc. in AURORA, Colorado suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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