| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-27 | Boulder | Co | Milender White Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing a ladder to a roof. The employee fell, their feet becoming tangled in the rungs, and struck their head on a concrete stair landing. The employee suffered a subdural hematoma and a cervical strain and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-06-15 | Boulder | Co | BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting a 4-foot by 8-foot piece of plywood on a table saw. The saw amputated the tip of the employee's left thumb. | |||||
| 2020-10-15 | Boulder | Co | Martin Marietta | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on top of a block wall, cleaning off debris. He fell off the wall to the ground (concrete and hard-packed earth) below, breaking both feet and his right fibula. | |||||
| 2020-10-12 | Boulder | Co | Specialized Bicycles - Boulder Experience Center | Arm(s) | Pedal cycle incident |
| An employee was riding his bike down a trail and crashed. The employee sustained an arm laceration that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-07-27 | Boulder | Colorado | BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse | Multiple lower extremities locations | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was on the ledge of a piece of fryer equipment, changing the vent filters above the hood. Her right foot slipped into the hot oil, and she suffered third-degree burns to the calf, ankle, and foot. | |||||
| 2020-05-21 | Boulder | Colorado | Western Disposal Services | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was reinstalling a square pack blade back into an automated refuse truck. He went to reposition the come-a-long when the pack blade slipped and fell on his left leg, fracturing it. | |||||
| 2019-07-31 | Boulder | Colorado | Rolling Plains Construction, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee spraying product onto the ceiling of a building fell to the concrete floor from a 39-inch scaffold. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen and a left shoulder injury. | |||||
| 2019-07-01 | Boulder | Colorado | FoodMaven Denver | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
| An employee injured his back while pushing a cart of product weighing approximately 600 lbs. up a ramp. | |||||
| 2019-04-27 | Boulder City | Nevada | Department of the Interior | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was cleaning a tank when a trouble light broke, causing the cleaning chemicals to burst into flames. The employee suffered burns to the hands and forearms. | |||||
| 2019-04-26 | Boulder | Colorado | AMI Mechanical, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee fell off a 16-foot ladder to the concrete below, suffering a broken right ankle. | |||||
| 2019-03-26 | Boulder | Colorado | JDS Construction Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| A temporary employee was cutting wood with a miter saw when his hand contacted the blade, causing a left thumb amputation. The saw was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2019-02-05 | Boulder | Colorado | Sonoma Tilemakers | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was stomping on boxes to break them down when she fell to the floor and broke both wrists. | |||||
| 2018-08-09 | Boulder | Colorado | Wood Wise Hardwood Floor Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cutting wood with a saw when a piece of wood came out of the saw and punctured the employee's abdomen, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-07-25 | Boulder | Colorado | Legacy Mechanical, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| While helping with the load on a forklift, an employee tripped and fell. The forklift ran over the employee's left foot, breaking bones. | |||||
| 2018-04-03 | Boulder | Colorado | Mountain Aire Mechanical | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a ladder (fourth rung) cutting ductwork loose when a piece of the ductwork became caught on an internal metal liner. The ductwork then swung to the side, knocking the employee to the ground. The employee broke both wrists. | |||||
| 2018-01-08 | Boulder | Colorado | The Davey Tree Expert Company | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell to the ground while attempting to ascend a tree to trim it, suffering lumbar fractures. | |||||
| 2017-06-27 | Boulder | Colorado | Renaissance Solutions | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was moving a compressor out of a building using a dolly when the dolly tipped, causing the compressor to slide off and crush the employee between it and a nearby fence. The employee's leg broke in three places. | |||||
| 2017-02-23 | Boulder | Colorado | BLACK ROOFING, INC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was loading a pair of forks for craning onto a delivery truck. The pair of forks have a sliding mechanism that helps with loading and unloading. One of the forks slid towards the employee as he was loading the truck and his right middle fingertip was caught and amputated (no bone). | |||||
| 2016-09-26 | Boulder | Colorado | King Soopers | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was removing items such as boxes from a shelving rack. While attempting to retrieve an item, he fell 7 feet to the floor, breaking both wrists and fracturing his skull. | |||||
| 2016-06-02 | Boulder | Colorado | Western Disposal Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's hand was on a cart-tipping mechanism when the mechanism engaged and pinched his right-hand ring and pinky fingers, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-03-04 | Boulder | Colorado | American Civil Constructors, LLC | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was adjusting the location of a barrier on a work site when the barrier fell on his foot, fracturing some bones. | |||||
| 2015-11-11 | Boulder | Colorado | BOULDER TOYOTA | Upper and lower limb(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee suffered second and third degree burns on the thighs and forearms after brake cleaning fluid that was on his clothes ignited. | |||||
| 2015-09-22 | Boulder | Colorado | Drywall Partitions, Inc. | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell from a 3.5 ft. high scaffold and broke his right wrist and left elbow. | |||||
| 2015-07-22 | Boulder | Colorado | DK Printing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was stapling books using the stapling machine and suffered a left ring finger amputation. | |||||
| 2015-06-09 | Boulder | Colorado | Boulder Country Club | Cheek(s) | Nonvenomous insect bites |
| An employee was driving a golf cart on the course on 6/9/2015 at ~8:50 AM, when it is presumed that a wasp or bee flew into his face. The employee received a bite injury on his left cheek that initiated an allergic reaction requiring in-patient hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-05-18 | Boulder | Colorado | Boulder Brands | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was injured when he fell/slipped while performing clean up/janitorial services. He was cleaning equipment with a dough scraper, water bucket, and towel. He was attempting to retrieve a tool when he slipped and fell, pinning his right arm under his body and breaking his right arm. | |||||
| 2015-04-23 | Boulder | Colorado | CASTLE ROCK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY of Colorado, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was trying to replace a blown tire on the right rear side of his truck when the jack slipped, causing the truck to fall on him. | |||||