| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-07 | Montrose | Ny | Department of Veterans Affairs, Hudson Valley Health Care System, FDR Campus | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a handheld grinder to grind bolts off of a water shut-off valve when the grinder kicked back and contacted his right hand and wrist, resulting in lacerations. | |||||
| 2021-07-29 | Montrose | Pa | Rock Hard Stone Inc | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was cutting bluestone with a wire saw. As the employee used a crowbar to get the wire out of the block, the piece of stone that was being cut broke in the middle, fell at an angle, and rotated down. It struck the employee's right foot, causing amputations to the second and third toes. | |||||
| 2021-06-01 | Montrose | Co | SSC MONTROSE SAN JUAN OPERATING CO. LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was taking pictures of the fire sprinkler system inside of the dumbwaiter when she fell 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury. | |||||
| 2021-02-17 | Montrose | Co | Kinikin Processing, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee operating a patty machine partially amputated their thumb. | |||||
| 2021-01-25 | Montrose | Co | Russell Stover Candies Inc | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was walking around the building when he fell to the ground and broke his femur. | |||||
| 2020-07-21 | Montrose | Colorado | Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was stocking shelves of vitamins using a 3-tiered step stool. The employee missed the last step while descending the step stool and fell backwards to the floor. The employee sustained a broken left hip. | |||||
| 2020-04-10 | Montrose | Colorado | City Market | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was cleaning a gas pump, working inside a coned off area, while wearing a reflectorized vest. A vehicle entered the coned off area and ran over the employee's feet. The employee sustained a fractured right ankle. | |||||
| 2020-01-31 | Montrose | New York | US Veterans Administration | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a table saw to cut plywood when the saw blade amputated the tip of his right thumb. | |||||
| 2019-08-18 | Montrose | Colorado | USPS at Montrose | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking, delivering mail, when he suffered a hip injury and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery for a broken hip. | |||||
| 2019-05-27 | Montrose | Missouri | Montrose Grain and Feed INC | Lower leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning out a grain bin when their left leg was caught in the auger resulting in amputation of the lower leg. | |||||
| 2018-08-16 | Montrose | Pennsylvania | Keane Frac | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| A spotter was directing a telehandler operator who was picking up an empty rack of piping. The operator picked up the load and did not see the communication from the spotter. As the operator was backing out, the spotter was crushed between the load and a parked trailer, fracturing his back. | |||||
| 2018-07-11 | Montrose | Colorado | Probst Electric | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| A transmission pole was in a 42-inch diameter hole that was being backfilled. An employee slipped into the hole and suffered an ankle dislocation. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Montrose | Pennsylvania | Rockford Corporation | Thigh(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was sandblasting on a pipeline when the blasting hose became tangled. As he pulled on the hose to release it, he inadvertently hit the trigger of the blasting gun. Blasting media then hit his upper thigh, causing an abrasion/laceration. | |||||
| 2018-03-21 | Montrose | Colorado | Montrose Forest Products, LLC | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was shoveling wood scrap into a chipper when the employee was struck by a board that came off a conveyor, suffering a neck injury. | |||||
| 2016-08-29 | Montrose | Colorado | Montrose Forest Products, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee had three fingertips amputated in the connecting eyes of the bucket and the tractor. | |||||
| 2016-08-26 | Montrose | Colorado | SkyWest Airlines, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was exiting the belt loader. His foot slipped and he fell, suffering broken ribs and a possible lacerated lung. | |||||
| 2016-04-11 | Montrose | Colorado | Montrose Forest Products LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on an A-frame ladder troubleshooting the sawmill conveyor system. He fell from the ladder and his left pinky finger was crushed by an unguarded chain and sprocket gear, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-02-13 | Montrose | Minnesota | U.S. Postal Service | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| After delivering a package to a private residence, an employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower left leg after tripping on a landscaping rock and falling to the concrete driveway. | |||||