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Alpine Lumber

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — BROOMFIELD, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Alpine Lumber in BROOMFIELD, COLORADO
Employer Alpine Lumber Report ID 20181212580
Address 13943 Gunnison Way City, State ZIP BROOMFIELD, COLORADO 80020
Event Date December 7, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hip(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Step ladders
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.94000, -105.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing down into a basement egress window using a 6-foot A-frame ladder between the bottom of the window and the floor. He was on the second step from the bottom and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a hip fracture.

Incident Summary

On December 7, 2018, a worker at Alpine Lumber in BROOMFIELD, COLORADO suffered fractures to the hip(s). 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

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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