New Generation Construction

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet - Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at New Generation Construction in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado
Employer New Generation Construction
Address 1235 Tenderfoot Hill Road
City, State ZIP COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado 80906
Report ID 2019077319
Event Date July 18, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
Inspection # 1417266
GPS Coordinates 38.79268, -104.80567

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Incident Narrative

An employee on a scaffold was pulling up a load of stone when he fell approximately 50 feet to the lower working surface and sustained a crushed pelvis and internal injuries.

Incident Summary

On July 18, 2019, a worker at New Generation Construction in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level more than 30 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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