Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-02-23 | Limon Correctional Facility | Co | Central States Roofing & Insulating Co. | Face | Contact with hot objects or substances |
On February 23, 2021, an employee was placing an asphalt keg into a kettle. The keg slipped and hot asphalt splashed out of the kettle and onto the employee's face. The employee suffered facial burns and was hospitalized, requiring surgery to remove the asphalt. | |||||
2018-04-06 | Limon | Colorado | Swift Transportation | Hip(s) | Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was removing cargo straps from the truck on a flatbed, low-profile trailer. The employee sat on the edge of the trailer, which was approximately 4 feet above the ground, and dismounted. Upon impact with the ground, the employee fell and fractured the right hip. |