LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Sprains - ERIE, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC. in ERIE, Colorado
Employer LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC.
Address Flatirons Meadow Parkway
City, State ZIP ERIE, Colorado 80516
Report ID 2018076829
Event Date July 9, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Sprains
Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Drilling machines, drilling augers
Secondary Source Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Industry (NAICS) 561990
GPS Coordinates 40.03000, -105.08000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was using a shovel to hold down a boring machine bit to guide it into place at the start. When the machine was turned on, the drill bit slipped out and grabbed hold of employee's pant leg. His left leg was caught between the winch rope and the drill bit. He suffered a left leg abrasion and a sprained ankle.

Incident Summary

On July 9, 2018, a worker at LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC. in ERIE, Colorado suffered sprains to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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