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Vaughn Excavating & Construction, Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Bruises, contusions — HENDERSON, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Vaughn Excavating & Construction, Inc in HENDERSON, COLORADO
Employer Vaughn Excavating & Construction, Inc Report ID 2022054513
Address 12650 Tucson Street City, State ZIP HENDERSON, COLORADO 80640
Event Date May 24, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Bruises, contusions Body Part Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # 1598393
GPS Coordinates 39.92000, -104.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping unload a pre-cast concrete vault. He was signaling for the forklift operator and got caught in between the load being lifted and a parked forklift. The concrete barrier struck the employee in the torso and bruised his ribs.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2022, a worker at Vaughn Excavating & Construction, Inc in HENDERSON, COLORADO suffered bruises, contusions to the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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