DENVER, COLORADO—
Waste Management of Colorado Inc
Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
Final 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.
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