Prosper Farms Investments, LLC

Other fall to lower level, unspecified - Fractures - ARRIBA, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Prosper Farms Investments, LLC in ARRIBA, Colorado
Employer Prosper Farms Investments, LLC
Address 43157 County Road 3G
City, State ZIP ARRIBA, Colorado 80804
Report ID 2019099958
Event Date September 23, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Skull
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Secondary Source Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 531390
GPS Coordinates 39.31000, -103.32000

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Incident Narrative

An employee fell from a bailer while operating it, landing on the ground or on equipment and suffering a skull fracture. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2019, a worker at Prosper Farms Investments, LLC in ARRIBA, Colorado suffered fractures to the skull. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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