DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-09-20MeekerCoU.S. Department of CommerceChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee parked her truck but it started rolling. She tried to get back in the truck and then tried to get out again before the truck rolled into a river. She got caught between a tree and the truck door. The employee sustained multiple rib fractures and an abrasion to her shin that required a skin graft.
2020-05-29MeekerColoradoROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was moving a backpack with a pair of lopping shears attached to the side when the shears opened and amputated his right index finger.
2018-06-20MeekerColoradoUSDA Forest Service, White River National ForrestChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersJack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating an ATV when it rolled over. He contacted the ground and the rolling ATV, suffering a punctured lung and shoulder injury. He was hospitalized.
2015-04-03MeekerColoradoCBR Enterprises, LLCLeg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee injured his leg while delivering some pipe to the Rio Blanco laydown yard off of County Road 5 in Mesa County, Colorado. The employee was helping the driver remove the pipe from a flat bed. When he removed the pipe bindings, one of the pipes fell off and struck his leg.