Denver Colorado – Machine Injury & Accidents

In the United States, Colorado ranks as the eighteenth most populous state. It also has the third most machinery accidents that occur in the country. This is due in part to its rugged topography, which can be difficult for equipment to navigate.

Machinery accidents in Colorado are often caused by negligence on the part of employers or operators. Some common causes of accidents include: failure to use safety devices correctly, improper maintenance, and lack of training. In many cases, these accidents could have been avoided if proper procedures had been followed.

If you are involved in a machinery accident in Colorado, please do not hesitate to contact an attorney. These accidents can be devastating for the victims and their families. They can leave them with physical injuries, mental anguish, and financial ruin. If you or someone you know has been injured in a Denver machinery accident, you may want to speak to an attorney about your legal rights.

Manufacturing Companies

Denver Colorado is home to a large number of manufacturing companies, including many of the largest in the United States. These companies produce a variety of products, including machinery and equipment, automotive parts and vehicles, and chemicals. Some of the most well-known manufacturers in Denver include Boeing, General Motors, and PepsiCo.

Machinery Accidents

Denver Colorado machinery accidents are some of the most common in the United States. In fact, according to The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), these types of accidents cause more property damage and injuries than any type of fire. This is because machines often malfunction or move unexpectedly, causing people to be injured. If you or someone you know has been hurt as a result of a Denver machinery accident, please do not hesitate to contact an experienced personal injury lawyer. Our team can help you get the compensation you deserve for your injuries.

In 2021 alone there were over 40 accidents with injuries reported in Denver CO. Below is a only a partial list of those injures:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
17/11/2021	Granite World of Colorado LLC	Denver	Co	An employee was about to clean a 2,500-pound part from a CNC router. A forklift was preparing to lift the part so its underside could be cleaned. As the forklift adjusted position, it knocked over the part, which tipped onto the employee's leg below the knee. The employee's leg was crushed.	Crushing injuries	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Machine and appliance parts	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
12/11/2021	Kiewit Infrastructure	Denver	Co	An employee was using a circular saw to score 1/8 inch plywood. The saw blade amputated the tip of his left index finger.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Saws-powered, except chainsaws
12/11/2021	SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Denver	Co	An employee was in an aerial lift when he contacted a 13.2 kV power line with his back. He was shocked and suffered second- and third-degree burns to the back.	Third or fourth degree electrical burns	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	Power lines, transformers, convertors
09/11/2021	PROTECTO WRAP	Denver	Co	An employee was attempting to adjust the position of cardboard cores on a wrapping machine when their right arm was pulled into the machine and their forearm was crushed between the rollers.	Crushing injuries	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
06/11/2021	Fedex Express	Denver	Co	While unloading an aircraft, an employee's foot got caught on a lock and was run over by a unit load device (ULD). The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle	Containers-nonpressurized
11/10/2021	Leedo Cabinetry, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was ripping a 1-inch piece of wood down to 3/4 inch using a table saw. The sawblade amputated the employee's middle finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Table saws
27/09/2021	Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was using a forklift to unload containers from a truck. The forklift had to be pulled out of the trailer by another vehicle using a tow strap. As the employee was removing the tow strap, the other vehicle backed up, and the employee's forearm was pinned between the forklift and the truck. The employee suffered a contusion to the forearm.	Bruises, contusions	Forearm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area	Vehicle
23/09/2021	Lucky Dog Contracting, Inc	Denver	Co	An employee was cleaning up a jobsite and lifted a concrete manhole cover when the cover crushed three of the employee's fingers resulting in amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Manhole and cistern covers
13/09/2021	Acme Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Denver	Co	Two employees were trying to right an overturned pallet of 10-foot angle iron using a forklift. One employee's left middle finger was caught between the pallet of angle iron and another pallet below. The employee suffered an amputation to the fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Skids, pallets
31/08/2021	North Park Transportation Company	Denver	Co	An employee was opening a pocketknife when it stabbed the employee's left thigh.	Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Knives
27/08/2021	TRUSTILE DOORS, LLC	Denver	Co	An employee suffered a right thumb amputation while using an upcut chop saw. The saw was guarded at the time.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Sawing machinery-stationary
25/08/2021	Punch Bowl Social Denver	Denver	Co	An employee was walking when they slipped on a wet floor and fell, resulting in a broken right ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor	Liquids
12/08/2021	Universal Chain, Inc Corporate HQ	Denver	Co	An employee was operating a pallet jack when their right leg became pinned between a guardrail and the pallet jack, resulting in a broken lower leg.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident	Pallet jack-powered	Guardrails, road dividers
10/08/2021	US Mix Product Co	Denver	Co	An employee was removing a broken bag from a conveyor belt. The employee's left hand was pinched between a gravity roller and the powered belt and the employee suffered amputations to the little, ring, and middle fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Conveyors-belt
10/08/2021	Sturgeon Electric Transmission and Distribution	Denver	Co	An employee had just used a 35-pound electrical ground rod driver to install a ground rod. While lifting the ground rod driver above his shoulders, he lost his balance and fell onto the rod that had been driven into the ground. He suffered a neck laceration requiring five stitches and hospitalization.	Cuts, lacerations	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.	Ground	Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
06/08/2021	Rambling Express	Denver	Co	The injured employee had been putting away tools when they were attacked with a hammer by another employee. The injured employee sustained a skull fracture.	Fractures	Skull	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker	Hammers-power not determined
04/08/2021	BAND-IT-IDEX, INC.	Denver	Co	An employee was clearing metal strips that were stuck in a machine. The tip of his left ring finger was pinched in the machine, causing a partial fingertip amputation without bone loss.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Machinery
28/07/2021	Apollo Sheet Metal, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was loading a gang box onto a truck for delivery to a job site. The employee went to jump from the truck to the concrete floor about 38 inches below, but did not clear the lift gate and tumbled forward. His left elbow struck the floor and was broken. He was hospitalized.	Fractures	Elbow(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility	Floor, n.e.c.
23/07/2021	SYSCO DENVER INC	Denver	Co	The injured employee was standing on the left side of his pallet jack applying stickers to it. A co-worker was operating a pallet jack in the same area. The co-worker was moving to pick up a pallet and the equipment jerked to the left and struck the injured employee's left foot and ankle, pinning them to the pallet jack. The employee's foot and ankle were fractured.	Fractures	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Pallet jack-powered
21/07/2021	Department of the Treasury	Denver	Co	An employee was troubleshooting a vertical stamp press when their right hand was caught in the press, resulting in severe injury to three fingers.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Presses, except printing
17/07/2021	Colorado Premium Foods	Denver	Co	An employee serviced a machine and upon restarting the machine, the cutting knife partially amputated the employee's fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized
12/07/2021	Brigade Energy Services LLC	Denver	Co	An employee sustained injuries from a fire that occurred at a wellhead.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Nonclassifiable	Fire	Nonclassifiable
06/07/2021	Copeland Enterprises, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was releasing a concrete form from the mold jacket. The mold weighed 800 lbs. and the employee's left index and middle fingertips were pinched when the mold shifted resulting in fingertip amputations.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Dies, molds, patterns
01/07/2021	King Soopers	Denver	Co	An employee was walking between a pallet and a wall rack when their foot got caught. The employee tripped and fell, hitting his head/face on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised orbital area and a cut to the forehead.	Cuts and abrasions or bruises	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Nonclassifiable
29/06/2021	Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC	Denver	Co	An employee was emptying a mixer when it activated, causing the amputation of one of the employee's fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
09/06/2021	I.B. Abel, Inc.	Denver	Pa	An employee was repositioning a rubber blanket over energized equipment. A phrase-to-ground contact caused burns to the employee's neck and face area.	Electrical burns	Head and neck	Direct exposure to electricity	Electric parts
07/06/2021	NATIONAL WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.	Denver	Co	An employee was using a plywood press on a gluing line. A piece of plywood got stuck. While he was trying to release it, the press actuated and crushed several of his fingers. He suffered crushing injuries and amputations to the fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Presses, except printing
04/06/2021	Asbury Co Sub, LLC	Denver	Co	An employee was taking a tire off a rim. When the arm of the tire machine moved, it caught the employee's left index finger and amputated the fingertip above the first knuckle.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Special process machinery
02/06/2021	Frito Lay	Denver	Co	An employee was moving product with a forklift when the forklift struck a bollard. The employee's left foot was crushed, resulting in an amputation.	Amputations	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Posts, bollards, moorings
01/06/2021	Cutler Repaving, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was troubleshooting the preheater of a repaver and sustained burns to the left hand and arms.	Heat (thermal) burns	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances	Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
21/05/2021	KING SOOPERS	Denver	Co	An employee was struck by a car in a supermarket parking lot and suffered a fractured left ankle and foot.	Fractures	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Automobile
14/05/2021	ReConserve of Colorado, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was climbing a fixed ladder. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken heel that required surgery.	Fractures	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level	Ladders-fixed	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
03/05/2021	Americold	Denver	Co	An employee was selecting cases while operating a powered pallet jack when his right leg was run over by a forklift, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
15/04/2021	PRESBYTERIAN/ST. LUKES MEDICAL CENTER	Denver	Co	An employee felt pain in their lower back and leg after handling a patient.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Multiple body parts	Overexertion involving outside sources	Patient
05/04/2021	ABM Aviation	Denver	Co	An employee was assisting in closing an aircraft door when the tips of their right index and middle fingers were caught on the edge of the door, resulting in fingertip amputations.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	Airplane-jet or turbine engine
31/03/2021	Innovations Manufacturing, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was cutting lumber on a table saw when their left hand contacted the saw, resulting in lacerations to three fingers that required surgery.	Cuts, lacerations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Table saws
22/03/2021	Denver Processing, LLC.	Denver	Co	An employee was descending a fixed ladder when he fell to the ground about 4 feet below. He suffered a broken leg.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Ladders-fixed	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
17/03/2021	SMX Cargo, LLC	Denver	Co	An employee was moving trash with a forklift. As the employee emptied the forklift's trash hopper, his left ring finger was caught in a pinch point and the fingertip was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
13/03/2021	Storage King USA	Denver	Co	An employee fell to the asphalt in a parking lot while trying to stop two thieves from stealing her vehicle. She suffered a back injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level	Parking lot-paved	Robber
12/03/2021	TSA	Denver	Co	An employee was attempting to release a bag that had become stuck between two conveyors when the tip of their finger became caught in the belt, resulting in a fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Conveyors-belt
07/03/2021	Swire Coca-Cola	Denver	Co	An employee was getting out of his truck when the truck door closed on his finger, resulting in a laceration.	Cuts, lacerations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility
26/02/2021	Flawless Steel Welding LLC.	Denver	Co	An employee was walking into the workplace and slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a broken hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
12/02/2021	Safeway Stores 49, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was operating the blow mold machine when the employee's fingers were caught in the machine, resulting in amputation of four fingers and a fractured arm.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery
11/02/2021	Prime Custom Metals, Inc.	Denver	Co	An employee was installing fabricated sheet metal siding on a new building under construction while on an extension ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground resulting in a head injury, concussion, and a head laceration.	Concussions	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Extension ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
02/02/2021	U.S. Postal Service	Denver	Co	An employee was driving a standing forklift to haul material when the employee fell off and broke their right hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
02/02/2021	Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution	Denver	Co	An employee was banding wood products together. As he walked around to the other side of a bundle, he tripped and fell to the floor, breaking his hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Floor
01/02/2021	Empire Packing Company, L.P.	Denver	Co	An employee was feeding a cube steak into the tenderizer on the beef line. The employee's right hand was caught in the tenderizer, resulting in the amputation of the middle finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Butchering machinery
01/02/2021	FIORE & SONS, INC	Denver	Co	An employee was assisting with assembling a trench box. A forklift was used to carry a 150-lb. steel spreader tube which was to be placed between the trench box sheets. The forklift tipped forward, causing the spreader tube to roll off the forks. The tube struck the ground and pivoted in a "baseball bat swing" movement, striking the employee on the left side of his torso below the armpit and also on the outside of his lower left leg. The employee sustained a broken rib, internal bleeding, bruisi	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Metal pipes, tubing	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
05/01/2021	Ready Temporary Services	Denver	Co	An employee was cutting plastic straps off the crates of delivered kitchen cabinets when his knife slipped, resulting in a stab wound in his lower right abdomen.	Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Box cutters and razor knives
06/10/2020	E&K OF DENVER	Denver	Co	An employee was cleaning/servicing a powder-actuated tool. While the tool was disassembled and the piston was against the palm of his left hand, the trigger was actuated. The tool was loaded with boosters and projected the piston into the employee's left hand/wrist. The employee sustained a punctured left hand.	Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance	Tool parts, accessories	Striking and nailing handtools-powered, n.e.c.
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