The Bar S U Inc.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet - Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury - FORT MORGAN, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at The Bar S U Inc. in FORT MORGAN, Colorado
Employer The Bar S U Inc.
Address 17168 N Frontage Rd.
City, State ZIP FORT MORGAN, Colorado 80701
Report ID 20201211779
Event Date December 17, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236220
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -103.82000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a gas tube heater from a 15-foot ladder leaning against the raised forks of a forklift. The ladder slipped out from under him and he fell about 10 feet, suffering a spine injury and a head wound that required stitches.

Incident Summary

On December 17, 2020, a worker at The Bar S U Inc. in FORT MORGAN, Colorado suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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