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Darling Ingredients

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — DENVER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Darling Ingredients in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Darling Ingredients Report ID 2019021889
Address 5701 York St City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80216
Event Date February 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311613 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.80000, -104.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee slipped and fell while climbing onto a trailer. He hit his left lower leg on the guardrail to a scale, breaking it.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2019, a worker at Darling Ingredients in DENVER, COLORADO suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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