Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Name: Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Horizon Drywall Incorporated
Start: 5/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054859 · 5/18/2018 · Horizon Drywall Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Cuts and abrasions or bruises

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Handrails, banisters

Employer

Name: Horizon Drywall Incorporated
Location: 14530 Washington St., THORNTON, COLORADO, 80023
NAICS: 238310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing sheetrock off a scissor lift when he leaned against the scissor lift railing. The railing gave way and he fell approximately 24 feet to the ground, suffering lacerations and bruising.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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