Horizon Drywall Incorporated
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet — Cuts and abrasions or bruises — THORNTON, Colorado
| Employer | Horizon Drywall Incorporated |
| Address | 14530 Washington St. |
| City, State ZIP | THORNTON, Colorado 80023 |
| Report ID | 2018054859 |
| Event Date | May 18, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts and abrasions or bruises |
| Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| Source of Injury | Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted |
| Secondary Source | Handrails, banisters |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238310 |
| Inspection # | 1318179 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.96043, -104.97622 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was installing sheetrock off a scissor lift when he leaned against the scissor lift railing. The railing gave way and he fell approximately 24 feet to the ground, suffering lacerations and bruising.
Incident Summary
On May 18, 2018, a worker at Horizon Drywall Incorporated in THORNTON, Colorado suffered cuts and abrasions or bruises to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet, with aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 192 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet injuries.
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