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VICKO CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Other fall to lower level, unspecified — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk — COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VICKO CONSTRUCTION, INC. in COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
Employer VICKO CONSTRUCTION, INC. Report ID 2020010570
Address 10245 Yampa Ct. City, State ZIP COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO 80022
Event Date January 18, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238170 Inspection # 1458240
GPS Coordinates 39.88000, -104.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a basket on a forklift, wrapping a new home. The basket fell off the forklift to the ground, and the employee suffered a broken femur, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2020, a worker at VICKO CONSTRUCTION, INC. in COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO suffered internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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