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Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

1 hospitalization · 2020076711 · 7/17/2020 · Waste Management of Colorado Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Waste Management of Colorado Inc
Location
5395 Franklin Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
NAICS
562998
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 7/17/2020, at 3:00 PM, an employee entered a screen machine to clear debris from the spindles and discs. The employee exited the screen machine via the downstream conveyor. The employee walked alongside the conveyor to exit the area and fell through a material chute at the end of the conveyor to the ground 17 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and fractures to the left leg, pelvis, ribs and face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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