Apex Steel Installation LLC
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. - LONE TREE, Colorado
| Employer | Apex Steel Installation LLC |
| Address | Ridge Gate Station |
| City, State ZIP | LONE TREE, Colorado 80124 |
| Report ID | 2018077334 |
| Event Date | July 20, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Step ladders |
| Secondary Source | Structural metal materials, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.52000, -104.87000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee of Balfour Beatty was partway up a 12-foot A-frame ladder, working with a crew to put up steel canopies on a rail corridor expansion. A tack weld broke on the steel post that was being used to push a canopy up into position. The post struck the employee's ladder, causing him to fall about 5 feet. He hit his head in falling, suffering a possible concussion; he also suffered a fractured wrist and a cut on the neck from the post.
Incident Summary
On July 20, 2018, a worker at Apex Steel Installation LLC in LONE TREE, Colorado suffered fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with step ladders identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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