KIRKLAND CONSTRUCTION, LLLP
Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway — Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. — WALSENBURG, COLORADO
| Employer | KIRKLAND CONSTRUCTION, LLLP | Report ID | 2019099112 |
| Address | Walsenburg Water Treatment Plant, CR 346 | City, State ZIP | WALSENBURG, COLORADO 81089 |
| Event Date | September 3, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. | Body Part | Head, neck, and trunk |
| Event Type | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.64000, -104.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A driver was turning an articulating haul truck at the top of a hill at a reservoir under construction. The left tire came off the roadway, and the haul truck rolled over. The driver was taken to the hospital with a bruised back and bruised left ribs, a cervical strain, chest contusions, and a head hematoma.
Incident Summary
On September 3, 2019, a worker at KIRKLAND CONSTRUCTION, LLLP in WALSENBURG, COLORADO suffered multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c. to the head, neck, and trunk. The incident was classified as jack-knifed or overturned, roadway, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 45 severe injury reports involving "Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway" incidents in our database. Browse all Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway injuries.
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