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The Western Sugar Cooperative

Fall on same level due to slipping — Fractures — FORT MORGAN, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Western Sugar Cooperative in FORT MORGAN, COLORADO
Employer The Western Sugar Cooperative Report ID 2022010705
Address 18317 Highway 144 City, State ZIP FORT MORGAN, COLORADO 80701
Event Date January 24, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Fall on same level due to slipping Source of Injury Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Floor irregularity
Industry (NAICS) 311313 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -103.80000

Incident Narrative

An employee was walking to a storeroom. The employee slipped on a metal plate (which was lying on the floor to protect a height transition in the concrete floor), fell, and landed on his left hip where a two-way radio was attached. He suffered a broken femur.

Incident Summary

On January 24, 2022, a worker at The Western Sugar Cooperative in FORT MORGAN, COLORADO suffered fractures to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as fall on same level due to slipping, with floor, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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