Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-03-04 | Firestone | Colorado | ASPHALT SPECIALTIES CO. | Multiple face locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An excavator was being used to turn a wrench to remove nuts on a crusher. The wrench came loose and hit an employee in the head. The employee suffered a welt and knot on his forehead and a swollen right eye. | |||||
2019-02-13 | Firestone | Colorado | Savatree | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on top of a tank that was about 3 feet off the ground, filling it with treatment mixture. The employee fell from the tank onto metal stairs, suffering two broken ribs and a collapsed lung. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Firestone | Colorado | USI RG Insulation | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install gutters 21 feet above the ground. The employee fell at the fourth rung from the top, landing on the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs, vertebrae, and sternum. | |||||
2017-05-22 | Firestone | Colorado | Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc. | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level |
An employee had covered a leaky roof with a tarp and was stepping off the roof onto a ladder when it slipped out from under him. He fell to the ground, hitting a landing gear crank on the way. He suffered a fractured pelvis and cut on the back of his upper left leg. | |||||
2015-07-01 | Firestone | Colorado | Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
On 7/1/15 an employee was working at the Firestone Plant in the scale house, when it was discovered that a gate on the asphalt silo had a broken bolt and was not functioning properly. At ~ 12:40 AM while attempting to replace the bolt, his crowbar slipped and struck him in the face. He was admitted for in-patient hospitalization for a fractured bone above the eye (no eye loss/damage) and a fractured cheek bone. |