Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-12	Westminster	Co	Walmart Supercenter Store 2223	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a broken piece of cardboard and fell to the floor, breaking her hip.
2021-08-10	Westminster	Co	King Soopers	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on water on a floor and fell, breaking her femur near the hip.
2021-06-07	Westminster	Ma	Wachusett Brewing Company, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee suffered a hand injury while unjamming a machine.
2020-08-03	Westminster	Co	Sprouts	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was crushing boxes in a bailer. The door came down and crushed the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation.
2019-07-09	Westminster	Massachusett	Mayhew Basque Plastics, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 9, 2019, an employee was using a pneumatic handle press when it came down on his right thumb and forefinger, amputating the tip of his thumb.
2019-05-16	Westminster	Colorado	Cleasby Manufacturing of Denver	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were tightening a belt on a conveyor while standing on a platform on a flatbed truck. The platform slipped down off the truck and both employees fell off the truck bed. The first employee sustained right-side stomach abrasions. The second employee fractured four ribs and was hospitalized.
2019-03-20	Westminster	Colorado	St. Anthony Hospital	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell fracturing her tibia and fibula.
2019-02-18	Westminster	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and three other volunteers were lifting a children's climbing caterpillar (about 4 feet long) off two 2-inch posts. The employee's hand was caught between the caterpillar and a post. The tip of the employee's left middle finger was amputated.
2018-09-10	Westminster	Colorado	Progressive Services, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was welding laps on a commercial roof. The employee slipped and fell about 13 feet, suffering a broken humerus, broken rib, broken spinal wing, and pelvic fractures.
2018-08-20	Westminster	Massachusett	PeopleReady, Inc.	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was attempting to plug in a computer into an outdoor weather-protected outlet. Upon opening the weather cover, he discovered hornets/bees inside. As he retreated from the insects, he tripped and fell into a vehicle, striking his face. He suffered a broken nose and bruises, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-01	Westminster	Massachusett	Mayhew Basque Plastics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 1, 2018, an employee was using a small hoist to lift a mold. The employee was using the left hand to stabilize the mold during the lift when a movable component on the mold unexpectedly shifted and trapped the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation of the left little finger above the first knuckle.
2018-06-26	Westminster	Colorado	Whole Foods	Hip(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
Two employees collided; one fell, suffering a broken hip.
2018-05-22	Westminster	Colorado	Covenant Village of Colorado	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading furniture from a truck. He was climbing down the back of the truck when he fell, hitting his head on the ground and fracturing his pelvis.
2018-01-18	Westminster	Colorado	Rod Martin's Complete Basement Systems	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was installing a bracket on top of a pier in a basement. As the top of the bracket was adjusted onto the pier, it bent and slipped off the pier, hitting and injuring the employee's chest.
2017-09-30	Westminster	Massachusett	W. E. Aubuchon Co., Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking around a corner, an employee tripped and fell over loose shelving leaning against a gondola, striking a wooden display barrel and then the floor. The employee suffered a hip fracture and torn rotator cuff, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-10	Westminster	Colorado	King Soopers	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when the employee's foot became stuck between the pallet jack and a standing desk, breaking a toe and potentially amputating the middle toe tip.
2017-07-28	Westminster	Colorado	GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting in rigging the pull head from the trench box. The pull head slipped out of the chain while suspended and fell to the ground, striking the employee and causing a fractured right scapula, fractured sternum, nine fractured ribs, and a bruised right lung.
2017-05-24	Westminster	Colorado	HEI Hotel Resort	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was working on a gas/oven combo. When he turned on the gas burner on the 12-burner range, he received a flash burn on his face.
2017-03-27	Westminster	Colorado	North Metro Community Services	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was eating dinner with a client at a support meeting when the client's cat bit him.
2016-09-13	Westminster	Colorado	Piper Electric, CO, INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was pulling MC cable on a catwalk and had to step over some ductwork when his heel caught some of the ductwork, causing him to trip off the catwalk and fall 15 feet through a ceiling. He broke the femur, scapula, and patella on the left side of his body. There was no railing on the catwalk at the time of the incident.
2016-07-14	Westminster	Colorado	Petco	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten on the hand by a cat and required hospitalization.
2016-03-24	Westminster	Colorado	Wendys Store 2019	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped in the icy parking lot while walking into work. She was hospitalized with an ankle tendon tear.
2016-02-23	Westminster	Colorado	St. Anthony North Health Campus	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was loading work equipment into her car when she slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell, breaking her arm, shoulder, and humerus.
2016-02-11	Westminster	Colorado	Sage Client 326, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a fryer and placed a pot of oil on the ground behind him. The employee took a step back and stepped into the pot of oil, burning his foot and ankle.
2015-04-09	Westminster	Colorado	Express Fashion Operations	Skull	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee suffered a skull fracture after slipping and falling on a wet floor which had recently been mopped.
2015-03-04	Westminster	Colorado	Cleasby Manufacturing of Denver	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee sustained head injuries when he fell 54 inches off the back end of a conveyor load truck and landed on the concrete.