Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Denver	Co	Granite World of Colorado LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was about to clean a 2,500-pound part from a CNC router. A forklift was preparing to lift the part so its underside could be cleaned. As the forklift adjusted position, it knocked over the part, which tipped onto the employee's leg below the knee. The employee's leg was crushed.
2021-11-12	Denver	Co	Kiewit Infrastructure	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to score 1/8 inch plywood. The saw blade amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2021-11-12	Denver	Co	SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial lift when he contacted a 13.2 kV power line with his back. He was shocked and suffered second- and third-degree burns to the back.
2021-11-09	Denver	Co	PROTECTO WRAP	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to adjust the position of cardboard cores on a wrapping machine when their right arm was pulled into the machine and their forearm was crushed between the rollers.
2021-11-06	Denver	Co	Fedex Express	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
While unloading an aircraft, an employee's foot got caught on a lock and was run over by a unit load device (ULD). The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot.
2021-10-11	Denver	Co	Leedo Cabinetry, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was ripping a 1-inch piece of wood down to 3/4 inch using a table saw. The sawblade amputated the employee's middle finger.
2021-09-27	Denver	Co	Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was using a forklift to unload containers from a truck. The forklift had to be pulled out of the trailer by another vehicle using a tow strap. As the employee was removing the tow strap, the other vehicle backed up, and the employee's forearm was pinned between the forklift and the truck. The employee suffered a contusion to the forearm.
2021-09-23	Denver	Co	Lucky Dog Contracting, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was cleaning up a jobsite and lifted a concrete manhole cover when the cover crushed three of the employee's fingers resulting in amputation.
2021-09-13	Denver	Co	Acme Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Two employees were trying to right an overturned pallet of 10-foot angle iron using a forklift. One employee's left middle finger was caught between the pallet of angle iron and another pallet below. The employee suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-08-31	Denver	Co	North Park Transportation Company	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was opening a pocketknife when it stabbed the employee's left thigh.
2021-08-27	Denver	Co	TRUSTILE DOORS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a right thumb amputation while using an upcut chop saw. The saw was guarded at the time.
2021-08-25	Denver	Co	Punch Bowl Social Denver	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking when they slipped on a wet floor and fell, resulting in a broken right ankle.
2021-08-12	Denver	Co	Universal Chain, Inc Corporate HQ	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack when their right leg became pinned between a guardrail and the pallet jack, resulting in a broken lower leg.
2021-08-10	Denver	Co	US Mix Product Co	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a broken bag from a conveyor belt. The employee's left hand was pinched between a gravity roller and the powered belt and the employee suffered amputations to the little, ring, and middle fingers.
2021-08-10	Denver	Co	Sturgeon Electric Transmission and Distribution	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had just used a 35-pound electrical ground rod driver to install a ground rod. While lifting the ground rod driver above his shoulders, he lost his balance and fell onto the rod that had been driven into the ground. He suffered a neck laceration requiring five stitches and hospitalization.
2021-08-06	Denver	Co	Rambling Express	Skull	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
The injured employee had been putting away tools when they were attacked with a hammer by another employee. The injured employee sustained a skull fracture.
2021-08-04	Denver	Co	BAND-IT-IDEX, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing metal strips that were stuck in a machine. The tip of his left ring finger was pinched in the machine, causing a partial fingertip amputation without bone loss.
2021-07-28	Denver	Co	Apollo Sheet Metal, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a gang box onto a truck for delivery to a job site. The employee went to jump from the truck to the concrete floor about 38 inches below, but did not clear the lift gate and tumbled forward. His left elbow struck the floor and was broken. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-23	Denver	Co	SYSCO DENVER INC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was standing on the left side of his pallet jack applying stickers to it. A co-worker was operating a pallet jack in the same area. The co-worker was moving to pick up a pallet and the equipment jerked to the left and struck the injured employee's left foot and ankle, pinning them to the pallet jack. The employee's foot and ankle were fractured.
2021-07-21	Denver	Co	Department of the Treasury	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a vertical stamp press when their right hand was caught in the press, resulting in severe injury to three fingers.
2021-07-17	Denver	Co	Colorado Premium Foods	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee serviced a machine and upon restarting the machine, the cutting knife partially amputated the employee's fingertip.
2021-07-12	Denver	Co	Brigade Energy Services LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fire
An employee sustained injuries from a fire that occurred at a wellhead.
2021-07-06	Denver	Co	Copeland Enterprises, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was releasing a concrete form from the mold jacket. The mold weighed 800 lbs. and the employee's left index and middle fingertips were pinched when the mold shifted resulting in fingertip amputations.
2021-07-01	Denver	Co	King Soopers	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking between a pallet and a wall rack when their foot got caught. The employee tripped and fell, hitting his head/face on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised orbital area and a cut to the forehead.
2021-06-29	Denver	Co	Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was emptying a mixer when it activated, causing the amputation of one of the employee's fingers.
2021-06-09	Denver	Pa	I.B. Abel, Inc.	Head and neck	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was repositioning a rubber blanket over energized equipment. A phrase-to-ground contact caused burns to the employee's neck and face area.
2021-06-07	Denver	Co	NATIONAL WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a plywood press on a gluing line. A piece of plywood got stuck. While he was trying to release it, the press actuated and crushed several of his fingers. He suffered crushing injuries and amputations to the fingers.
2021-06-04	Denver	Co	Asbury Co Sub, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was taking a tire off a rim. When the arm of the tire machine moved, it caught the employee's left index finger and amputated the fingertip above the first knuckle.
2021-06-02	Denver	Co	Frito Lay	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving product with a forklift when the forklift struck a bollard. The employee's left foot was crushed, resulting in an amputation.
2021-06-01	Denver	Co	Cutler Repaving, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was troubleshooting the preheater of a repaver and sustained burns to the left hand and arms.
2021-05-21	Denver	Co	KING SOOPERS	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot and suffered a fractured left ankle and foot.
2021-05-14	Denver	Co	ReConserve of Colorado, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken heel that required surgery.
2021-05-03	Denver	Co	Americold	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was selecting cases while operating a powered pallet jack when his right leg was run over by a forklift, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.
2021-04-15	Denver	Co	PRESBYTERIAN/ST. LUKES MEDICAL CENTER	Multiple body parts	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee felt pain in their lower back and leg after handling a patient.
2021-04-05	Denver	Co	ABM Aviation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was assisting in closing an aircraft door when the tips of their right index and middle fingers were caught on the edge of the door, resulting in fingertip amputations.
2021-03-31	Denver	Co	Innovations Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting lumber on a table saw when their left hand contacted the saw, resulting in lacerations to three fingers that required surgery.
2021-03-22	Denver	Co	Denver Processing, LLC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a fixed ladder when he fell to the ground about 4 feet below. He suffered a broken leg.
2021-03-17	Denver	Co	SMX Cargo, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving trash with a forklift. As the employee emptied the forklift's trash hopper, his left ring finger was caught in a pinch point and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-13	Denver	Co	Storage King USA	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the asphalt in a parking lot while trying to stop two thieves from stealing her vehicle. She suffered a back injury.
2021-03-12	Denver	Co	TSA	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to release a bag that had become stuck between two conveyors when the tip of their finger became caught in the belt, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-03-07	Denver	Co	Swire Coca-Cola	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was getting out of his truck when the truck door closed on his finger, resulting in a laceration.
2021-02-26	Denver	Co	Flawless Steel Welding LLC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into the workplace and slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-02-12	Denver	Co	Safeway Stores 49, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the blow mold machine when the employee's fingers were caught in the machine, resulting in amputation of four fingers and a fractured arm.
2021-02-11	Denver	Co	Prime Custom Metals, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing fabricated sheet metal siding on a new building under construction while on an extension ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground resulting in a head injury, concussion, and a head laceration.
2021-02-02	Denver	Co	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a standing forklift to haul material when the employee fell off and broke their right hip.
2021-02-02	Denver	Co	Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was banding wood products together. As he walked around to the other side of a bundle, he tripped and fell to the floor, breaking his hip.
2021-02-01	Denver	Co	Empire Packing Company, L.P.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a cube steak into the tenderizer on the beef line. The employee's right hand was caught in the tenderizer, resulting in the amputation of the middle finger.
2021-02-01	Denver	Co	FIORE & SONS, INC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting with assembling a trench box. A forklift was used to carry a 150-lb. steel spreader tube which was to be placed between the trench box sheets. The forklift tipped forward, causing the spreader tube to roll off the forks. The tube struck the ground and pivoted in a "baseball bat swing" movement, striking the employee on the left side of his torso below the armpit and also on the outside of his lower left leg. The employee sustained a broken rib, internal bleeding, bruisi
2021-01-05	Denver	Co	Ready Temporary Services	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plastic straps off the crates of delivered kitchen cabinets when his knife slipped, resulting in a stab wound in his lower right abdomen.
2020-10-06	Denver	Co	E&K OF DENVER	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning/servicing a powder-actuated tool. While the tool was disassembled and the piston was against the palm of his left hand, the trigger was actuated. The tool was loaded with boosters and projected the piston into the employee's left hand/wrist. The employee sustained a punctured left hand.
2020-10-03	Denver	Co	SHAW CONSTRUCTION, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A stack of drywall sections on a construction site fell over. Five or six sheets fell onto an employee's right leg causing injury.
2020-10-02	Denver	Co	Advance Auto Parts DC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was walking out from under a mezzanine when a stack of totes fell from the mezzanine and struck her. She sustained a fractured right tibia.
2020-09-30	Denver	Co	MWH Constructors, Inc.	Face	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was attempting to set pressure on a pressure release valve and lost control of the end of a fire hose. The hose struck the left side of his face causing a laceration and a fracture that required surgery.
2020-09-28	Denver	Co	The Denver Post	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Two employees were performing maintenance and repair on a press. Each one of them was standing on a ladder. One of them slipped on the third rung from the bottom of their ladder and fell about 3 feet, striking a protruding part of the press. The employee suffered broken ribs and a lacerated arm, and was hospitalized.
2020-09-15	Denver	Co	Strong Roofing LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing up a ladder and fell 6 to 8 feet. Both arms were fractured.
2020-09-14	Denver	Co	DENVER REEL AND PALLET COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a saw to cut the end of a wooden survey stake and suffered a partial amputation of the right thumb.
2020-09-11	Denver	Pa	Acme Market Distribution	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was preparing a pre-trip on his forklift. Another forklift was moving pallets and backed into the employee causing a broken pelvis and internal bleeding.
2020-08-31	Denver	Co	US Mix Product Co	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left middle finger was pinched in the dust collector of a mixer. The finger was partially amputated.
2020-08-30	Denver	Co	TERRA Staffing Group	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
A temporary employee had an allergic reaction after being stung by a bee and was hospitalized.
2020-08-25	Denver	Pa	High Concrete Group, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was pouring a pre-cast member while standing on a concrete form. The employee fell to the ground 4.5 feet below and was hospitalized for a concussion.
2020-08-23	Denver	Co	Forward Air, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was trying to get a dock plate up to put in the back of a trailer. The plate was stuck. Another employee picked it back up; the first employee slipped and fell, and his hand was pinched by the lip of the dock plate. He suffered a partial amputation to the left thumb (with no bone loss).
2020-08-11	Denver	Co	GFL Environmental, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had climbed a 6-foot A-frame ladder that was leaned up against a baler machine and was going to use pressurized air to clear debris off the electronic eye. The baler activated and the blade swept, amputating a portion of the employee’s left index finger.
2020-08-07	Denver	Co	Champion National Security	Multiple body parts	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
On August 7, 2020, at approximately 2:38 AM, two security guards were conducting an exterior patrol of a bus station. The guards directed a person to leave the property for failing to provide a valid ticket. The person then stood up and hit one of the guards on the left side of the face/neck with a metal pole. An altercation ensued; the assailant then pulled out a knife and began striking the injured guard in the left forearm and right hand. The injured guard sustained lacerations to the arm, ha
2020-08-03	Denver	Co	Starbucks Coffee Company	Arm(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was taking out trash when he fell to the pavement, suffering a compound fracture to the left arm. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-08-03	Denver	Co	ALLIED BUILDING PRODUCTS CORP	Lower leg(s)	Shooting by other person-unintentional
An employee set down his personal bag containing a gun and it accidentally discharged, striking another employee in the lower leg.
2020-07-30	Denver	Colorado	Bottling Group, LLC	Ankle(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was transferring food into a cooler from a rack that was on a pallet jack. The employee was moving the pallet jack so the rack would be closer to the cooler. While getting off the pallet jack, the employee became caught between the pallet jack and the cooler. His right ankle was fractured.
2020-07-29	Denver	Colorado	Advanced Stucco Design Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee drank from an unlabeled water bottle sitting next to another employee's water bottle. The bottle the employee drank from contained solvent. The employee began vomiting, then felt better, but began coughing up blood the next morning and was hospitalized.
2020-07-18	Denver	Colorado	Griffis Blessing, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
After cutting wood on a table saw, an employee turned the saw off and attempted to grab the cut pieces of wood. The still-rotating blade then partially amputated his right ring finger and amputated his right middle finger and right index fingertip.
2020-07-17	Denver	Colorado	Waste Management of Colorado Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 7/17/2020, at 3:00 PM, an employee entered a screen machine to clear debris from the spindles and discs. The employee exited the screen machine via the downstream conveyor. The employee walked alongside the conveyor to exit the area and fell through a material chute at the end of the conveyor to the ground 17 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and fractures to the left leg, pelvis, ribs and face.
2020-06-23	Denver	Colorado	Raymond's Painting and Decorating Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee set a ladder on top of the pedestal of a memorial to hang poly over a window. When he accessed the ladder, the platform moved and caused him to fall. His right pinky finger was caught in the framing of the window and amputated.
2020-06-12	Denver	Colorado	Colorado Cleanup Corporation	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was picking up construction debris behind a skid steer when the skid steer backed into him and ran over his foot, breaking two bones in his right ankle. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-06-05	Denver	Colorado	J&P Roofing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw to cut metal roofing materials when he slipped and his left hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in full index, middle, and ring finger amputations.
2020-05-28	Denver	Colorado	Mountain Man Welding and Fabrication, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was grinding the flat surface of his welding table to remove old welds from a previous set-up. He was using a 5-inch angle grinder equipped with a cut-off disk. The disk disintegrated and fragments hit the employee causing lacerations to the stomach area. The employee also sustained internal bleeding as a result of contusion to arteries.
2020-05-27	Denver	Pennsylvania	ACME DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping onto a pallet jack when it turned into him. He suffered a cut to the top of his foot and a ruptured Achilles tendon.
2020-05-19	Denver	Colorado	Amass Solutions LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was servicing a waste container while at the operator position on the back of a garbage truck. As he tried to grab the container with his hand, he leaned onto a hydraulic lever that activated the trash sweeper blade, which crushed his hand. This condition resulted in the surgical amputation of his right hand.
2020-05-18	Denver	Colorado	G.H. Phipps Construction Companies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting block outs for concrete forms with a worm drive saw when the saw kicked back and cut the employee's left hand, resulting in a left pinky finger amputation.
2020-04-30	Denver	Colorado	Brox Construction, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was getting ready to conduct framing operations on the third floor when he removed the floor cover and fell approximately 26 feet through to the ground level. Both of the employee's ankles were fractured.
2020-04-28	Denver	Colorado	Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An air-powered muntin bar knocker (used to cut, shape, and notch glass) amputated an employee's finger.
2020-04-28	Denver	Colorado	HEGGEM-LUNDQUIST	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a scaffold, installing a beam clamp. The employee fell 5 feet to the ground, suffering three broken ribs as well as head and ear lacerations from his hard hat.
2020-04-13	Denver	Colorado	Able Building Maintenance	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While walking from the fifth floor to the fourth floor, an employee tripped and fell down two steps to the ground. He sustained a broken right ankle.
2020-03-24	Denver	Colorado	DENVER REEL AND PALLET	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood stock on a table saw. The saw amputated three fingers on the employee's right hand.
2020-03-24	Denver	Colorado	Conagra Foods - Denver	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a high-pressure water gun to wash parts of a line. The water stream lacerated the top of the employee's left hand.
2020-03-18	Denver	Colorado	RK MECHANICAL, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding sheet metal into a rolling machine when his glove got struck on a burr on the sheet metal and his left hand was drawn into the roller. The employee sustained the amputation of his left ring finger.
2020-03-09	Denver City	Texas	Pate Trucking Co Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a pocket knife to remove a headlight switch from a truck. The knife cut his left thumb.
2020-02-28	Denver	Colorado	PROTECTO WRAP	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing a sensor on a tank. The scale on the tank read zero so he thought the tank was empty. When he removed the sensor, hot asphalt sprayed out and the employee sustained second degree burns to the face and arm.
2020-02-17	Denver	Colorado	Superlam	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing trash from a rail car. As the employee exited the railcar and stepped onto the dock plate to re-enter the dock, the employee mis-stepped and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured clavicle and fractured ribs.
2020-02-11	Denver	Colorado	Denver Center for the Performing Arts	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a router to duplicate chair parts in plywood. She was feeding the corner of the material into the spinning bit when the bit grabbed the material and spun it out of her control. She suffered a deep laceration to the left index finger.
2020-01-23	Denver	Colorado	Acme Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transporting sulfuric acid in a plastic bucket when the bucket handle failed and the bucket tipped. The corrosive acid contacted the employee's legs, causing third degree chemical burns to the legs and feet.
2020-01-22	Denver	Colorado	Denver Processing, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat on a band saw when the saw blade cut the employee's right index and middle fingers, resulting in index and middle finger amputations.
2020-01-16	Denver	Colorado	SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Foot (feet)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee stepped off an electric pallet jack and it cut her foot.
2020-01-09	Denver	Colorado	Beacon Roofing Supply	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was caught between a truck and a trailer, suffering a pelvis injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-07	Denver	Colorado	HYATT REGENCY AT COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
While holding a door open and trying to push a cart through, an employee suffered a hernia.
2020-01-03	Denver	Colorado	United Parcel Service	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a small aircraft when the employee lost balance and fell 4 feet, requiring hospitalization for possible hand, wrist, and spinal fractures.
2019-09-19	Denver	Colorado	Bureau of Land Management	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell on asphalt sustaining a fractured hip and bruises to the hand and elbow.
2019-09-18	Denver	Colorado	Lundquist Associates, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from plaster scaffolding to repair a 9-foot ceiling. The employee fell about 3.75 feet from the scaffolding to the cement floor, suffering several broken ribs, a punctured right lung, and a broken pelvis.
2019-09-16	Denver	Colorado	Geary Pacific Corporation	Hip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
As a forklift was being lifted into a truck, an employee's foot was caught in a dock plate. The employee suffered a broken left hip and was hospitalized.
2019-09-13	Denver	Colorado	DS Reinforcement LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from concrete formwork to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.
2019-09-13	Denver	Colorado	California Expanded Metal Products Co.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Two employees were operating the slitter machine and hydraulic table on Line 1. Employee 1 was operating the controls while Employee 2 was using a wooden stick to pick up the ends of sheet metal coming from the slitter head to set them on the hydraulic table. As the hydraulic table moved towards the slitter head, Employee 2 was caught in between the slitter machine and the hydraulic table. Employee 2 was hospitalized for a contusion and crushed chest wall, liver lacerations and bruised kidneys.
2019-09-12	Denver	Colorado	Starling Steel Services Inc.	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was trying to connect a beam to a column when the employee fell 14.5 feet onto concrete, suffering a fractured orbital socket and contusions on the face and nose. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-10	Denver	Colorado	Todd Expediting, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was hospitalized with a fractured fibula after their leg was caught between a dock and a delivery truck.