Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-02-11 | Palisade | Colorado | XPO Logistics | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was in the back of his trailer offloading a 1500 lb. crate for a customer. There were two straps on the crate holding it to the wall. He released a strap so the customer could unload the crate completely. When he released the strap, the crate tipped over onto him. He sustained a broken shoulder, broken ribs, and an ear contusion. | |||||
2019-09-16 | Palisade | Colorado | Peach Street Distillers | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was unloading a large cylindrical metal filter housing from a pallet onto the floor to be cleaned when he dropped the assembly on his foot, causing a hairline fracture to his right toe. |