Severe Workplace Injuries in Aspen, Colorado

Feb 4, 2025 · Aspen Dev Co LLC Hospitalized

An employee was moving interior doors inside when the supports for a stack of 13 doors, weighing 100 lbs. each, were struck and the stack fell onto the employee. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

Struck by falling object · Hip joint(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Dec 11, 2024 · K & W Concrete Inc Hospitalized

An employee was hooked into a form system approximately 26 feet above the ground. They were hanging hoses onto concrete wall hooks on the form and turned to grab a hose from another employee standing on scaffolding approximately 10 feet below. The employee's positioning hook broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground, sustaining a fractured wrist and bruised buttocks.

Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Wrist(s) · Construction

Dec 7, 2024 · ASPEN SKIING COMPANY, L.L.C. Hospitalized

Two employees collided while skiing. One of them fell to the ground and suffered a broken left tibia and fibula.

Collision on skis, snowboard, sled · Lower leg(s) · Hotels and restaurants

Nov 28, 2024 · Integrated Deicing Services Hospitalized

An employee was assisting another employee with backing up and parking a de-icing vehicle. While moving backward, the injured employee slipped on ice and the back of their head hit the ground, resulting in a concussion.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Brain · Transportation and warehousing

Mar 4, 2024 · Skywest Airlines, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee slipped on an inclined concrete walkway and fell, suffering a broken shoulder.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) · Transportation and warehousing

Dec 18, 2023 · PanTerra Energy Amputation

An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Mining, oil and gas

Oct 6, 2023 · Skywest Airlines Hospitalized

An employee was setting up for ground equipment to be towed when they were struck by a tug vehicle and knocked to the ground. The employee sustained a broken elbow.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Elbow(s) · Transportation and warehousing

May 5, 2023 · ColWest Roofing & Waterproofing Co Inc. Hospitalized

An employee fell 13 feet from a roof to the ground, sustaining a leg fracture.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1669077

Jan 2, 2023 · Hagist Excavation LLC Hospitalized

An employee was using a ladder to climb down into an excavation to clear off snow when he fell 18-20 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken right hip, fractured pelvis, and fractured vertebra.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Multiple body parts · Construction · OSHA inspection 1641877

Feb 16, 2022 · Aspen Skiing Company Hospitalized

An employee was snowboarding from one building to another for a meeting. The employee caught an edge and fell backwards, landing on hard ice on his back. He suffered a whiplash injury that caused tingling in both arms, weakness in both hands, and nausea.

Fall on same level (other) · Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Feb 14, 2022 · RAC TRANSPORT CO., INC. Hospitalized

An employee was unloading an electric pallet jack from a truck. After they moved the pallet jack to the edge of the lift gate to wait for a forklift, they fell with the pallet jack to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken neck and spinal injuries.

Other fall to lower level · Neck and back · Transportation and warehousing

Jan 17, 2022 · Myers & Company Architectural Metals Hospitalized

An employee fell from a ladder to the ground, suffering a shoulder injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) · Manufacturing

Apr 9, 2021 · Aspen Skiing Company Hospitalized

An employee fell while skiing, suffering a broken right leg.

Fall on same level (other) · Leg(s) · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Apr 6, 2021 · PINNACLE CONSTRUCTORS AND SPECIALTIES INC Hospitalized

An employee was positioning a sheet of steel decking when they fell approximately 15 feet through a hole to the lower level. The employee sustained fractures to the head and spine.

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Head and trunk · Construction · OSHA inspection 1524225

Jun 25, 2020 · Shaw Construction, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was doing demolition work on a brick wall. The wall fell over and crushed the employee's leg, breaking it.

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment · Leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1482117

May 18, 2020 · KOLBE STRIPING, INC. Amputation

An employee was setting highway cones on pavement from the back of a cone/attenuator truck. As the employee finished setting the cones, he placed his hand on the support bracket of the truck-mounted attenuator. At the same time, the driver of the cone truck began to retract the attenuator. The employee's right middle fingertip was then caught and smashed between the attenuator and the support bracket, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Construction

Mar 17, 2020 · Mountain Temp Services, LLC Hospitalized

A temporary employee fell through a manhole at a demolition site, landing 14 feet below and suffering a severe head injury and broken ribs.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Brain · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Feb 20, 2020 · Enterprise Rent a Car Hospitalized

An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell to the ground, hitting her head and suffering a brain bleed. She was hospitalized.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Brain · Real estate and rental

Feb 15, 2020 · Aspen Skiing Company Hospitalized

A ski instructor was carving a turn during a morning training session. The instructor's skis caught on the snow and the instructor fell to the ground, suffering a spiral fracture of the left tibia and fibula.

Fall on same level (other) · Lower leg(s) · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Feb 6, 2020 · Aspen Skiing Company, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was snowboarding down a mountain after his shift. He collided with an ascending snowmobile, suffering a broken femur.

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Thigh(s) · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Sep 24, 2019 · Pacific Sheet Metal, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was installing snow retention on a roof from a 16-foot ladder. The employee fell from the ladder, breaking one to three vertebrae.

Other fall to lower level · Nonclassifiable · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1434630

Jul 17, 2019 · Aspen Skiing Company LLC Hospitalized

An employee was riding a bike on a mountain trail to replace a sign when the employee crashed while trying to avoid a customer. The employee was hospitalized with a left knee injury.

Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area · Knee(s) · Arts, entertainment and recreation

May 31, 2019 · Mountain Temp Services, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning an elevator shaft pit prior to installation of elevator doors. The employee began descending a step ladder into the elevator shaft pit when the employee fell from the ladder onto a steel pipe at the bottom of the pit, fracturing the right femur. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. The step ladder legs were not set and locked at the time of the incident.

Other fall to lower level · Thigh(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1405990

Apr 5, 2019 · Lassiter Electric, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was moving a stack of drywall that was leaning against a wall when the drywall fell onto his right leg breaking his tibia and fibula.

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Lower leg(s) · Construction

Apr 4, 2019 · Aspen Ski Company Hospitalized

An employee was hospitalized with head and neck injuries after falling to the ground while skiing down a trail.

Other fall to lower level · Head and neck · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Mar 23, 2019 · WASTE MANAGEMENT OF COLORADO Amputation

An employee was loading a container onto a garbage truck. He was about to lock in his truncheon bar when the mechanism was turned on. He suffered an amputation to the left index finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Feb 20, 2019 · Aspen Skiing Company Hospitalized

While skiing with a guest, an employee hit a patch of soft snow and fell forward in a twisting motion. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.

Fall on same level (other) · Lower leg(s) · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Dec 14, 2018 · ASPEN SKIING COMPANY, L.L.C. Hospitalized

An employee fell while on ski patrol, hit a rock, and sustained multiple broken ribs and a collapsed lung.

Fall onto or against object on same level (other) · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Hotels and restaurants

Oct 17, 2018 · FCI CONSTRUCTORS INC Hospitalized

An employee was trying to retrieve concrete blankets that blew out of a truck on the highway when the employee was struck by another vehicle, suffering a fractured right ulna and humerus. The employee was hospitalized.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway · Multiple arm locations · Construction

Apr 22, 2018 · Aspen Country Day School Hospitalized

An employee was hit by an elevator door while loading costumes onto the elevator, suffering injuries to the face and chest.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Head and trunk · Educational services