Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-05 | Peyton | Co | Towers Northwest | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was pulling a cable up a communication tower using a capstan winch. His left arm contacted the winch line and became entangled under the rope and drum. He suffered three broken arm bones, constriction wounds, and lacerations to the arm. His middle and ring fingers were medically amputated. | |||||
2019-04-19 | Peyton | Colorado | Altman Plants | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was watering plants from a platform that was 7 feet high when a golf cart hit the platform, causing the employee to fall off and onto the ground. The employee suffered a broken wrist and chin laceration. | |||||
2017-04-15 | Peyton | Colorado | Foxworth Galbraith | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening |
An employee fell through a stair opening at a home construction site and was hospitalized for injuries to the head, ribs and hip. |