Waste Management of Colorado Inc
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet - Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions - DENVER, Colorado
| Employer | Waste Management of Colorado Inc |
| Address | 5395 Franklin Street |
| City, State ZIP | DENVER, Colorado 80216 |
| Report ID | 2020076711 |
| Event Date | July 17, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Floor, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 562998 |
| Inspection # | 1484315 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.79499, -104.96977 |
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Incident Narrative
On 7/17/2020, at 3:00 PM, an employee entered a screen machine to clear debris from the spindles and discs. The employee exited the screen machine via the downstream conveyor. The employee walked alongside the conveyor to exit the area and fell through a material chute at the end of the conveyor to the ground 17 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and fractures to the left leg, pelvis, ribs and face.
Incident Summary
On July 17, 2020, a worker at Waste Management of Colorado Inc in DENVER, Colorado suffered fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 562 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet injuries.
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