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Plant Services Incorporated

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet — Fractures — GOLDEN, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Plant Services Incorporated in GOLDEN, COLORADO
Employer Plant Services Incorporated Report ID 2021075578
Address 311 10th Street City, State ZIP GOLDEN, COLORADO 80401
Event Date July 8, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet Source of Injury Ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 312120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.75000, -105.21000

Incident Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder and fell two feet onto a metal walkway below. The employee sustained a fractured right femur and a fractured right arm.

Incident Summary

On July 8, 2021, a worker at Plant Services Incorporated in GOLDEN, COLORADO suffered fractures to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 3,310 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.

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