Republic National Distributing Company
Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Fractures — LITTLETON, COLORADO
| Employer | Republic National Distributing Company | Report ID | 2019088887 |
| Address | 8000 South Park Terrace | City, State ZIP | LITTLETON, COLORADO 80120 |
| Event Date | August 27, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Source of Injury | Scaffolds-staging, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Guardrails, road dividers | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 423990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.57000, -105.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to free a pallet stuck on its roller system. The pallet would not move so the employee braced himself against the mezzanine guardrail system and pushed. The weld on the steel upright broke and the employee fell to the floor, breaking both legs and suffering one compound fracture. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
Incident Summary
On August 27, 2019, a worker at Republic National Distributing Company in LITTLETON, COLORADO suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with scaffolds-staging, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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