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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2024076143 · 7/9/2024 · Weitz Tecnico, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thigh(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
Source
Step ladders
Secondary source
Hoists, lifts overhead, cable

Employer

Name
Weitz Tecnico, LLC
Location
450 N Front St., PLATTEVILLE, COLORADO, 80651
NAICS
541611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were demolishing a corkscrew conveyor in a grain silo. The chain fall one of them was holding fell and struck the side of the silo. This startled the other employee, who stepped off their step ladder, landed awkwardly on the ground, and broke their femur.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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