Rocky Mountain Bottle Company LLC

Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rocky Mountain Bottle Company LLC in WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado
Employer Rocky Mountain Bottle Company LLC
Address 10619 W 50th Ave
City, State ZIP WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado 80033
Report ID 2023032087
Event Date March 7, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Knee(s) and leg(s)
Event Type Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Secondary Source Bottles, jugs, flasks
Industry (NAICS) 327213
GPS Coordinates 39.78751, -105.11687

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Incident Narrative

An employee was lubricating a forming machine when hot bottles fell off the machine. A bottle contacted the employee's left leg and ignited their flame retardant pants. The employee's left leg was burned from the thigh to just below the knee.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2023, a worker at Rocky Mountain Bottle Company LLC in WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the knee(s) and leg(s). The incident was classified as nonstructural fire, n.e.c., with blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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