American West Construction, LLC
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area — Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs — 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
OSHA has recorded 779 severe injury reports involving "Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area" incidents in our database. Browse all Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area injuries.
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