OSHA investigators arrived in Wheat Ridge, CO on Thursday, January 25th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Options Medical Center which had occured on Monday, January 22nd 2018. A 28 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the
Accident Date2018-01-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on January 22, 2018, an employee was using a mechanical sprayer to spray plants with pesticides. The employee was wearing a respirator. Without using a ladder or scissor lift, the employee accessed the third level of a racking system, which was approximately 9 feet above the ground. The top level of the racking system was used as a walking surface, while a single wooden plank was used as the working surface. During work, the employee fell from the racking system and struck his head and right shoulder on the ground and was killed.