Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-27 | Castle Rock | Co | Basic Drywall Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting a wall stud with a circular saw. The saw blade hit a knot in the wood; the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left index fingertip at the first knuckle. | |||||
2021-05-12 | Castle Rock | Co | SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was loading a tandem dump truck with road base material. Some of the load had been dumped so the truck would not be overloaded, and material had collected under the tailgate, preventing it from closing. As the employee tried to clear away the material, the employee's right middle finger was caught between the tailgate and the tailgate latch. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
2020-09-11 | Castle Rock | Co | Deer Creek Electric | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was doing electrical work inside a house under construction. An excavator broke a gas pipe behind the house, possibly exposing the employee to natural gas. The employee suffered shortness of breath and dizziness and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-06-27 | Castle Rock | Colorado | CAMPBELL BEARD ROOFING | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was removing a ladder from the first tier of a roof when he fell 10 feet from the roof, suffering back, neck, and hand injuries. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2020-05-06 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Premier Earthworks and Infrastructure | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee stepped on a storm inlet grate that was not seated fully on the top flange after getting off equipment. The lid flipped in and the worker fell approximately 15 feet to the bottom of the inlet. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and possible cracked vertebrae. | |||||
2019-07-23 | Castle Rock | Colorado | ACME BRICK | Pelvis | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was helping to move a pump assembly when the pump fell off the forklift and struck the employee breaking his pelvis. | |||||
2019-04-13 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Castle Rock Adventice Hospital | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An emergency room nurse was treating a patient when she was exposed to fish and suffered a serious allergic reaction. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-24 | Castle Rock | Colorado | VCA Douglas County Animal Hospital | Nonclassifiable | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was bitten by a cat and hospitalized for an infection. | |||||
2018-09-24 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Rethink Restoration Partners, LLC | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was re-roofing a residential roof in the rain. He slipped and fell from the roof, landing on the concrete ground 19 feet below. The employee suffered a broken leg. | |||||
2018-08-08 | Castle Rock | Colorado | PB Framing LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was setting roof trusses when a truss broke below him, causing him to fall approximately 13 feet and break his ankle. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Castle Rock | Colorado | CareTaker Landscape and Tree Management | Foot (feet) | Slip on vehicle without fall-nontransport |
An employee was climbing on a skid steer when his right foot slipped and was pinched in the vehicle. The foot was broken, requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-06-08 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Mato Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was installing insulation and became dizzy. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2018-05-08 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Dirt Worx LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating an excavator when it tipped on the edge of the road adjacent to a trench. This caused the employee to fall against the inside of the cab resulting in hospitalization for broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a bruised spleen. | |||||
2017-10-17 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Castle Pines GolfCourse | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was repositioning a log that slipped off a splitter. His hand was under the wedge when the log splitter amputated his left pinky fingertip. | |||||
2017-09-01 | Castle Rock | Colorado | CGRS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was installing a pump at a remote site when he lost control of the pump. The pump then hit and amputated approximately 1/2 inch of his right middle finger. | |||||
2017-07-21 | Castle Rock | Colorado | One Stop Construction | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was on top of a wall setting floor trusses when he lost his balance and fell outside the building. He fell 12 feet to a concrete patio and then rolled off the patio and fell another 10 feet to a dirt surface, breaking his left-side ribs and left leg. | |||||
2017-04-19 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Rosa Construction | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
While installing a shear panel, an employee fell approximately 8 feet to a balcony below, breaking several ribs. | |||||
2017-04-03 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was grabbing dividers that were stored on top of a cooler. The employee fell 12 feet to the ground and was hospitalized for head and back trauma. | |||||
2016-08-18 | Castle Rock | Colorado | WS Barricade | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee flagging traffic was overcome by dehydration and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-08-13 | Castle Rock | Colorado | The Home Depot USA, Inc | Lower leg(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was testing the spark plug on a mower during repairs when the mower leaked gas and ignited, causing first through third degree burns below the knees on both legs. | |||||
2016-06-03 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Academy Roofing, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was walking up a steep roof while carrying a staple gun when he slipped and discharged a staple into his knee, requiring surgery. | |||||
2016-03-19 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Discount Tire | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was inspecting a customer's vehicle in the parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell, breaking his leg. | |||||
2015-12-04 | Castle Rock | Colorado | MASTER MAGNETICS, INC. | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was gluing magnet assemblies at a table with caster wheels. She unlocked the caster wheels and started rolling the table to another location. The table splintered and fell, along with all its contents, onto the employee's right ankle. She was hospitalized and required surgery for a compound fracture to her ankle. | |||||
2015-04-24 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Hudick Excavation, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was dismounting the back of an open deck truck. The employee's left ring finger got caught between the rolled up hoses, causing a finger amputation. |