SkyWest Airlines, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SkyWest Airlines, Inc. in PUEBLO, Colorado
Employer SkyWest Airlines, Inc.
Address 31201 Bryan Circle
City, State ZIP PUEBLO, Colorado 81001
Report ID 2020021683
Event Date February 20, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Secondary Source Ice, sleet, snow
Industry (NAICS) 481111
GPS Coordinates 38.29845, -104.50331

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Incident Narrative

An employee slipped from the steps of a deicer truck and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 20, 2020, a worker at SkyWest Airlines, Inc. in PUEBLO, Colorado suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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