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Rolling Plains Construction, Inc.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — BOULDER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rolling Plains Construction, Inc. in BOULDER, COLORADO
Employer Rolling Plains Construction, Inc. Report ID 2019077837
Address 2930 Pearl Street City, State ZIP BOULDER, COLORADO 80301
Event Date July 31, 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 less than 6 feet Source of Injury Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary Source Floor, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # 1419848
GPS Coordinates 40.02000, -105.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee spraying product onto the ceiling of a building fell to the concrete floor from a 39-inch scaffold. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen and a left shoulder injury.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2019, a worker at Rolling Plains Construction, Inc. in BOULDER, 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 less than 6 feet, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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