Fractures and dislocations

Name: Fractures and dislocations at RK MECHANICAL, INC.
Start: 9/27/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099276 · 9/27/2017 · RK MECHANICAL, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and dislocations

Cause

Event: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
Source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: RK MECHANICAL, INC.
Location: 6700 N Gaylord Rockies Blvd, DENVER, COLORADO, 80014
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to move two fittings that were blocking an elevated walkway when he tripped and fell through the guardrails and down eight stories onto a portable toilet. He then rolled onto the ground. He broke his leg and pelvis and dislocated his hip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown