Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at Western Waterproofing Company
Start: 7/18/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025076980 · 7/18/2025 · Western Waterproofing Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Machine and tool parts, accessories n.e.c.
Secondary source: Grinders handtool

Employer

Name: Western Waterproofing Company
Location: 1701 Bryant St., DENVER, COLORADO, 80204
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a 9-inch grinder to remove the coating from a concrete surface. The grinder blade broke and a fragment of the blade struck their right leg above the knee, resulting in a laceration and multiple fractures. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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