Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Mill

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PUEBLO, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Mill in PUEBLO, COLORADO
Employer Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Mill Report ID 2019010102
Address 2100 S Freeway City, State ZIP PUEBLO, COLORADO 81004
Event Date January 3, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 331110 Inspection # 1398690
GPS Coordinates 38.22000, -104.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking across the furnace floor and was passing an I-beam column at the same time that a forklift was in operation. The operator did not see the employee due to the I-beam and hit him with the forklift, injuring his head and chest. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 3, 2019, a worker at Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel Mill in PUEBLO, COLORADO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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