Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-01-14	Littleton	Co	M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were conducting warranty repair on a residential sidewalk. A skid steer was being used to remove dirt while a section of sidewalk was repaired. A heavy clod of dirt from the skid steer struck one of the employees, breaking the employee's left leg.
2020-08-24	Littleton	Co	U.S. Postal Service	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a fuel hose while fueling a vehicle at a gas station. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken and dislocated elbow.
2020-06-08	Littleton	Massachusett	MA Readymix Inc.	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a truck on a construction site when it overturned. The employee sustained a head injury and was hospitalized.
2020-05-20	Littleton	New Hampshir	Burndy LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was testing a gauge when a stream of hydraulic fluid came out the side of a connection and penetrated his finger. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-09	Littleton	Colorado	E Light Electric Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 11 feet to a lower level through a floor opening. The employee suffered a fracture injury.
2020-02-26	Littleton	Colorado	Costco	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was stocking shelves, tripped over a pallet, and fell onto a case of wine bottles. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a punctured left lung.
2020-02-24	Littleton	Colorado	Manna Colorado	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was making coffee. The coffee pot overflowed and the employee's hand was burned.
2020-02-24	Littleton	Colorado	Uptown Movers LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking up a ramp placed on the bed of a straight truck. The ramp fell off the truck and the employee fell on top of the ramp resulting in broken ribs and vertebrae. See 1547058 for information on a second injured employee due to this incident.
2020-02-24	Littleton	Colorado	Johnson Moving & Stoage Co.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking up a ramp from the ground into the back of a truck when the ramp fell from the truck. The employee fell onto the edge of the ramp and sustained fractures to the ribs and vertebrae. See 1547045 for information on a second injured employee due to this incident.
2019-09-12	Littleton	Colorado	Colorado Drywall Services, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stocking drywall and using a cart to move the drywall. The ground was uneven, and the drywall cart became stuck (15 sheets of 4x12) and fell over. The employee tried to get out of the way, but the cart pinned him against a beam and hit him on the upper thigh, breaking his left leg.
2019-08-27	Littleton	Colorado	American Civil Constructors, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attaching a jib to a crane. The jib fell and caught his left index and middle fingers between the jib and the top rail of the aerial lift. Part of the left middle finger was medically amputated.
2019-08-27	Littleton	Colorado	Republic National Distributing Company	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to free a pallet stuck on its roller system. The pallet would not move so the employee braced himself against the mezzanine guardrail system and pushed. The weld on the steel upright broke and the employee fell to the floor, breaking both legs and suffering one compound fracture. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-07-13	Littleton	Colorado	South Broadway Motors, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside when he passed out from heat exhaustion.
2019-06-11	Littleton	Colorado	Best Steel LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A load of material suspended from a forklift became unstable and fell, breaking an employee's leg.
2019-03-25	Littleton	New Hampshir	Littleton Millwork, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation and lacerations on two additional fingers while operating a wood jointer.
2019-01-18	Littleton	Colorado	Centura Health	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell in a parking lot while cleaning snow off her car, breaking her leg.
2019-01-10	Littleton	Colorado	VanDyk Construction	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a window reveal trim inside the second level of a house being constructed when the ladder slipped on the floor, causing the employee to fall approximately 12 feet. The employee suffered a broken wrist, concussion, and sprained ankle.
2019-01-10	Littleton	New Hampshir	Littleton Food Co-op	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was ascending a ladder toward a roof access hatch when the employee mis-stepped and lost balance, falling to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized with a severe head injury.
2018-09-10	Littleton	Colorado	USPS	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was stepping out of his mail delivery truck when he was struck by a moving vehicle, fracturing his left ribs and left arm.
2018-07-02	Littleton	Colorado	Keenan, Hopkins, Suder and Stowell Contractors Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing exterior drywall while working in a boom lift. The employee suffered six fractured ribs when caught between the boom lift basket and a structural I-beam. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-08	Littleton	Colorado	H2O Plumbing	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing a water tie-in and walking on cooler panels in the ceiling. The employee stepped on the drop ceiling above the bakery and fell approximately 10 feet. The employee suffered a broken right clavicle, humerus, ribs and wrist.
2018-04-09	Littleton	Colorado	Quality Stone Veneer	Hand(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while moving an air compressor. The air compressor landed on his left his hand, pinning it to the ground.
2018-03-07	Littleton	New Hampshir	Burndy LLC	Leg(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee fell while walking up an exterior staircase, fracturing his leg and requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-28	Littleton	Colorado	AutoNation Chrylser Dodge Jeep Ram Southwest	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
While washing a truck in a wash bay, an employee slipped on ice and fell to the pavement, suffering four broken right-side ribs, as well as chest and arm contusions.
2018-02-14	Littleton	Colorado	Boulder Lumber Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was delivering materials to a jobsite. The employee pulled on a piece of wood used to separate loads when the piece gave way. The employee's momentum caused him to fall backwards off the truck bed. The employee suffered head and leg injuries.
2018-01-12	Littleton	Colorado	Zimkor LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was attempting to move a heavy, unstable bin by hand when it shifted and fell on his left leg, breaking it.
2017-09-30	Littleton	Colorado	U-Haul Co. of Colorado	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from the back of a rental truck while sweeping it out. He sustained a brain hemorrhage and was hospitalized.
2017-05-31	Littleton	Colorado	Five Star Senior Living, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell while descending a stairway, injuring the right ankle.
2016-07-19	Littleton	Colorado	DISH NETWORK	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fractured her left ankle when she slipped coming out of a dunk tank during an employee appreciation event.
2016-07-13	Littleton	Colorado	Federal Bureau of Prisons- FCI Englewood	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was slicing meat using a meat slicer when his left pinky fingertip contacted the cutting blade and was lacerated.
2016-05-31	Littleton	Colorado	XPO Logistics Truckload, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee stepped off a curb and fell, breaking his left hip.
2016-02-15	Littleton	Colorado	Performance Construction	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Two ladders were leaning against the wall. An employee was going up one of the ladders when the wind blew the other ladder into him knocking him down approximately 3 feet. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-01-29	Littleton	New Hampshir	TRUMBULL-NELSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was preforming drywall taping and working from a baker scaffold when he fell off, breaking three ribs and potentially puncturing a lung.
2016-01-11	Littleton	Colorado	Littleton Adventist Hospital	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking up the staircase at the worksite, ran into a coworker and fell. The employee reached out to brace for impact and suffered a triceps tendon avulsion in the left arm that required surgery.
2015-12-28	Littleton	Colorado	U Haul Storage	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On or about 12/28/15, a maintenance employee slipped and fell on the ice while making rounds on the property. The employee suffered a broken right hip and was admitted to the hospital.
2015-11-23	Littleton	New Hampshir	Hitchiner Manufacturing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's fingertip was amputated while reaching into a machine that was actuated by another operator. The employee required reattachment surgery.
2015-11-23	Littleton	Colorado	Lockheed Martin	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a fixed ladder into an elevator pit to repair a sump pump. The employee fell 4 to 5 feet into the pit and suffered head trauma.
2015-07-27	Littleton	Colorado	Dept of Justice/Bureau of Prison/FCI Englewood	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Two employees operating a meat slicer inside the kitchen area lacerated their fingertips requiring amputation.