American West Construction, LLC

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs — PARKER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American West Construction, LLC in PARKER, COLORADO
Employer American West Construction, LLC Report ID 2021010384
Address 16650 Cottonwood Drive City, State ZIP PARKER, COLORADO 80134
Event Date January 14, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area Source of Injury Tractor, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1510462
GPS Coordinates 39.55000, -104.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was demonstrating the procedure for attaching a disk tiller to a tractor. The tractor backed up suddenly and pinned the employee against the disk tiller. The employee suffered a skull fracture with brain swelling, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2021, a worker at American West Construction, LLC in PARKER, COLORADO suffered intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area, with tractor, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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