105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

DENVER, COLORADO—

Sitewise LLC

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures

Final narrative

The employee was sitting on a static (not operational) skid steer bucket when he stood up and began walking to the compressor work truck. As he walked away from the skid steer bucket, he attempted to step over the angled right side of the bucket. At this point the employee tripped on the right side of the bucket and fell, putting his right arm down in an attempt to break his fall. There was a steel pothole cover nearby that was inverted, with a 12-16 in. appendage that extends out. The employee struck this pothole appendage with his right elbow as he fell, resulting in a shattered right elbow. Employee was admitted to the hospital where he received surgery for the injury.

Hospitalized Elbow(s) Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

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