BOULDER, COLORADO·
Western Disposal Services
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Western Disposal Services, 5880 Butte Mill Rd., BOULDER, COLORADO 80301 on , Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was reinstalling a square pack blade back into an automated refuse truck. He went to reposition the come-a-long when the pack blade slipped and fell on his left leg, fracturing it.
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