Sprains

Name: Sprains at LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC.
Start: 7/9/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018076829 · 7/9/2018 · LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s)
Nature of injury: Sprains

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Drilling machines, drilling augers
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC.
Location: Flatirons Meadow Parkway, ERIE, COLORADO, 80516
NAICS: 561990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a shovel to hold down a boring machine bit to guide it into place at the start. When the machine was turned on, the drill bit slipped out and grabbed hold of employee's pant leg. His left leg was caught between the winch rope and the drill bit. He suffered a left leg abrasion and a sprained ankle.

Source

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