Colorado Springs Colorado – Machine Injury & Accidents

In Colorado Springs, machinery accidents are a common occurrence. This is because there are a lot of industrial and construction sites in the area. This is a problem because these accidents often lead to injuries and fatalities. One reason for this high rate of machinery accidents is the lack of safety training for workers. Many workers do not know how to properly use or operate the equipment they are working with. This can lead to accidents. Another problem is that many businesses do not have adequate insurance to cover damages caused by machinery accidents. This means that victims often have to pay out of their own pockets to cover medical expenses, lost wages, and other damages. If you are injured in a machinery accident in Colorado Springs, don’t wait to speak with an attorney. An attorney can help you get the compensation you deserve.

Manufacturing Companies

Manufacturing companies located in Colorado Springs include

Spectranetics LLC
Kira Aerospace LLC
Whole Hemp Company LLC
Caes Colorado Springs LLC
AMI Industries, Inc.
Skyline Products, Inc.
Wcm Industries, Inc.

Stresscon Corp.
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Castle Rebar and Supply Company
Integrity Media, Inc.
Arctic Slope World Services, Inc.
Concealfab, Inc.
Firebaugh Precast, Inc.

Machinery Accidents

With a population of more than 450,000 people, Colorado Springs is home to a number of industrial and commercial businesses. This means that there are a lot of machinery accidents that occur in the city every year.

Here are some of the most common machinery accidents in Colorado Springs:

-Negligent operation: One of the main causes of machinery accidents in Colorado Springs is negligent operation. This occurs when someone who is responsible for operating a machine doesn’t take proper precautions to avoid causing an accident.

-Improper use: Another common cause of machinery accidents in Colorado Springs is improper use. This happens when someone uses a machine without properly understanding how to use it or without following the manufacturer’s instructions.

-Inadequate maintenance: Often, inadequate maintenance is responsible for machinery accidents in Colorado Springs. This happens when businesses don’t keep their equipment properly lubricated or maintained, which can lead to mechanical problems.

-Equipment failure: Equipment failure can also be a major cause of machinery accidents in Colorado Springs. This happens when something breaks on a machine

The following accidents have been reported in Colorado Springs from the year 2021. If you have been injured as a result of an accident involving machinery, contact a lawyer as soon as possible.

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
16/11/2021	Tri Star Masonry	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was tendering the grout pipe line to the wall of structure. He jumped from a higher level down onto the planks of the scaffold on a lower level, collapsing the planks and falling 17 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a compound fracture on the lower left leg and a fractured spine.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet	Scaffolds-staging	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
03/11/2021	GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was hitching a trailer to a generator. As the generator hitch was set on the edge of the truck hitch, it slipped and caught the employee's fingertip. The fingertip and fingernail were amputated (without bone loss).	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Generators	Highway vehicle, motorized
19/10/2021	SYSCO DENVER INC	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee tried to maneuver a pallet jack being steered by a co-worker by grabbing the forks when the forks came down onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport	Pallet jack-powered
14/10/2021	PurePressure	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was repairing a mixer. A belt caught his left index finger and pulled it through a pulley. The index fingertip was amputated and his middle finger was split open.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Machinery
09/10/2021	US Forest Service Pikes Peak	Colorado Springs	Co	A flammable mix spilled on an employee's leg during forest firing operations. Afterward, air entered the employee's trouser leg at the cuff and, with an ignition source present, the vapors within the trouser leg ignited. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right leg.	Second degree heat (thermal) burns	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids	Chemicals and chemical products
30/09/2021	WeatherCraft Co	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was climbing a fixed-roof access ladder with a box of tools. When he attempted to reach up to the last rung, he fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a shattered tibia that required hospitalization and surgery.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Ladders-fixed	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
17/08/2021	King Soopers	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was gathering shopping carts in the parking lot. She went inside and collapsed due to heat exhaustion.	Heat exhaustion, prostration	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
14/08/2021	Allegion - Schlage Lock	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was climbing down a ladder and fell to the floor 8 feet below, suffering a broken right tibia and ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
04/06/2021	The Sanborn Map Company Inc.	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was on a ladder, working on an aircraft antenna. The employee fell 3 feet from the third rung of the ladder, struck the wing, and then landed on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.	Fractures	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
29/04/2021	FORT CARSON (EVANS HOSPITAL)	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was sitting in her office chair when a ceiling tile above the employee that was saturated with water fell and hit them on the head and shoulder, resulting in a concussion and a shoulder injury.	Concussions	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Ceiling tiles	Water
27/04/2021	Nelson Pipeline	Colorado Springs	Co	As an employee was exiting a trench on a ladder, an excavator bucket became detached from its boom, slid down the slope of the trench, and struck the employee. The employee suffered a lacerated liver and damage to the diaphragm.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts	Excavating machinery
11/04/2021	ACE HARDWARD (RETAIL SUPPORT CENTER)	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was traveling on a dock lift when it struck an empty pallet. The employee was thrown from the lift, which kept rolling and pinned his left foot. He suffered a partial amputation to a toe.	Amputations	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Skids, pallets
21/02/2021	Bighorn Plastering	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was receiving debris on the ground when they were struck on the head with a 2-pound piece of stucco, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment	Construction debris
17/02/2021	H2 Global Solutions	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee fell from a platform, hit his head on the ground and was hospitalized with head trauma.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Scaffolds-staging	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
16/01/2021	Phil Long Dealerships	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was releasing a stuck safety latch mechanism on an automotive lift. The lift lowered, catching the employee's finger in the mechanism and causing an amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Automobile lifts and hoists
14/10/2020	Reliance Metal Center	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was connecting a load to a crane when his left ring finger was crushed by the load chain resulting in medical amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Cranes
28/09/2020	E&K OF DENVER	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was operating a forklift while holding the spotters line. The slack from the line wrapped around the back wheel of the forklift and when the wheel moved it tightened and crushed the employee's left hand.	Crushing injuries	Hand(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Ropes, ties, chains
02/09/2020	Russ Electric, Inc.	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a medium volt switchgear. The employee began to wipe the area with a rag and sustained an electric shock (13,800 volts) to the left arm. The employee was hospitalized and has second degree burns on six percent of their body.	Second degree electrical burns	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	Switchboards, switches, fuses
20/08/2020	BRADLEY EXCAVATING	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was inserting the pin of the hydraulic cylinder into the trench box hole when her right middle finger got caught in between the pin of the hydraulic cylinder and the trench box hole and was amputated.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Parts and materials	Structures, n.e.c.
13/08/2020	Bauer Foundation	Colorado Springs	Co	An employee was checking a butterfly valve after cleaning it. The valve pinched his finger, amputating the tip with no bone or nail loss.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Valves, nozzles
21/07/2020	Stresscon Corporation	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was bending rebar on a rebar bending machine when their finger was caught. The fingertip was crushed and was amputated at the hospital.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Bending, crimping machines
17/07/2020	Work Zone Traffic Control Inc	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was flagging traffic when a vehicle veered into the work zone and struck the employee. The injured employee sustained a torn aorta and fractures to the hip, arm, and hand.	Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone	Highway vehicle, motorized
15/07/2020	Workzone Traffic Control, LLC	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was on the back of a work truck platform. As he was stepping off the platform, he slipped and fell, struck his head, and sustained a skull fracture.	Fractures	Skull	Other fall to lower level	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
05/07/2020	Chipotle Mexican Grill	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was on the second step of a step stool replacing grill hood filters when the employee fell. The employee's arm landed in a fryer containing hot cooking oil, resulting in burns on their right hand, arm, stomach, and back.	Heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Step ladders	Broiling and frying equipment and appliances
18/06/2020	Bimbo Bakeries	Colorado Springs	Colorado	A delivery driver fell to the ground while stepping down from his truck. He sustained a dislocated right ankle and a torn left patella tendon and was hospitalized.	Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Other fall to lower level	Delivery truck or van	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
06/05/2020	B&M Roofing of Colorado, Inc.	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was leveling out trash and roofing debris inside a roll-off dumpster. Another employee picked up a piece of newly removed roofing debris and proceeded to dispose of it into same roll-off dumpster, hitting the injured employee on his right hand. He suffered injuries to his right wrist/forearm and the right side of his body.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Multiple body parts	Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury	Construction debris
27/04/2020	Center for Employment Opportunities	Colorado Springs	Colorado	A temporary employee was picking up trash in a ditch. He tripped on a rock and fell to the ground, suffering lacerations to the elbows and hands, as well as a strain and pain in the knee.	Sprains and cuts	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Ground	Rocks, crushed stone
24/03/2020	Elrod's Furniture Company, Inc.	Colorado City	Texas	An employee fell (from the roof or a ladder) while working on a residence. The employee landed on the ground and suffered broken vertebrae and brain bleeding.	Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Nonclassifiable	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
06/03/2020	Rolling Plains Construction	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was spraying the ceiling of a parking lot while on a rolling scaffold. The employee turned to spray and fell 6 feet from the scaffold to the concrete below. The employee was hospitalized with a subdural hematoma and facial fractures.	Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Scaffolds-staging	Parking lot
20/02/2020	King Soopers Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was on a table storing materials on an upper shelf when he fell from the table to the ground, breaking ribs on his left side and suffering a concussion. He was hospitalized.	Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level	Tables, worktables	Floor, n.e.c.
07/02/2020	Anheuser-Busch	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was operating and standing on a dock plate when he slipped. While trying to catch himself, his right middle and ring fingers were pinched in between the plate's joint and lip, causing an avulsion to the soft tissue on the fingers.	Avulsions, enucleations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
17/01/2020	Producers Coop Gin	Colorado City	Texas	An employee was servicing a first stage rescuer when his hand was caught and lacerated in the channel faws.	Cuts, lacerations	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Picking, carding, combing machinery
10/01/2020	CFG Systems, Inc.	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was operating a router when his left hand was caught in the machine, amputating his two middle fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Boring, routing, notching machines
08/01/2020	Acent Surgical Center	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was exiting her vehicle when she slipped on ice and injured her tibia and fibula.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
20/09/2019	Shalestone Resouces LLC	Colorado City	Texas	An employee was helping install an aboveground storage unit. While the employee was helping lift two 26,000-pound panels, his left thumb was caught and amputated between the panels.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Metal plates, metal panels
29/08/2019	Corix Utilities Texas Inc.	Colorado City	Texas	An employee was at a water well working with other employees when the employee suffered from dehydration, requiring hospitalization.	Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
23/08/2019	ENTREC Cranes and Heavy Haul Inc	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was attempting to repair a crane boom dolly. The employee released the air supply to the crane boom dolly, allowing the brakes to release. The dolly rolled over its wheel chocks back toward the crane, pinching the employee between the crane and dolly. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis.	Fractures	Pelvis	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts	Cranes-truck-mounted
14/08/2019	Dwire Earthmoving, LLC	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was tearing down a trench box (which was on the ground, not in use). When the last pin holding two panels together was pulled out, one of the panels struck the employee and injured his leg/hip.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Metal plates, metal panels
12/08/2019	Johnson Storage	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee climbed up on a storage crate and then fell to the ground, breaking an ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level	Boxes, crates, cartons	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
06/08/2019	USPS	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was delivering mail to a house when a dog came out of the door and bit her left hand, left wrist, and right leg. The employee was hospitalized.	Open wounds	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous	Dogs, canines-domestic
02/08/2019	Burlington Stores	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was in a receiving area when a roll-up receiving door fell off the wall and struck the employee on the arm. The employee suffered a cut and bruising and was hospitalized.	Cuts and abrasions or bruises	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Garage doors
31/07/2019	Hobby Lobby	Colorado Springs	Colorado	While leaving a classroom, an employee tripped over the baseboard or doorjamb. The employee suffered a broken pelvis and possibly a broken right arm.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor
18/07/2019	New Generation Construction	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee on a scaffold was pulling up a load of stone when he fell approximately 50 feet to the lower working surface and sustained a crushed pelvis and internal injuries.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet	Scaffolds-staging	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
25/06/2019	Lowes Home Improvement # 2806	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was fixing a leak under a break room sink when the employee was shocked and burned by 110 voltage. The employee recoiled and hit their head. The employee was hospitalized.	Electrical burns	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less	Electrical wiring-building
24/06/2019	CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO.	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was applying hot asphalt to material layers. As the employee moved toward a parapet wall to cut a roll of felt, the employee slipped and fell forward. The employee's hand then entered the mop cart that contained the hot asphalt, causing third degree burns to the right hand and wrist.	Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.	Roofs	Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
22/05/2019	CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO.	Colorado Springs	Colorado	A crew was applying hot asphalt to a built-up roof. They were tearing off the old roof and applying layers of asphalt and roofing materials to build the roof up at several layers. Asphalt is heated on the ground and built up through a pipe, put into a pie boy and a low-profile mop cart (400 to 500 degrees F), and applied to the roof with a mop that spreads hot asphalt at the right thickness. Because the asphalt cools quickly, the crew had to lay it out in a grid on rolls of felt. The injured emp	Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances	Roofing asphalt, roofing tar	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
21/05/2019	Victory Packaging LP	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was unloading packages on a trailer's lift gate when the employee mis-stepped and fell to the ground, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
19/05/2019	Circle K	Colorado Springs	Colorado	While chasing a shoplifter out of a store, an employee fell and suffered a knee injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
03/05/2019	SCHEFFE'S ROOFING	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee slipped while working on an extension ladder and fell six feet to the ground. The employee suffered a left knee injury and was hospitalized.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Extension ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
02/05/2019	Reddaway Trucking	Colorado Springs	Colorado	An employee was waiting to get delivery papers signed by the docking area when a 30-inch sheave wheel, weighing approximately 40-50 lbs., came down on his big right toe.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Drums, pulleys, sheaves
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