Severe Workplace Injuries in Castle Rock, Colorado

Oct 16, 2025 · Campos EPC, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was walking when he tripped on a small mound of dirt, fell, and sustained a fractured leg.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Leg(s) · Utilities

Apr 26, 2024 · Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was in the store when she saw a customer slip and fall. The employee ran outside to help the customer. A vehicle then turned into the parking lot and struck the employee causing fractures to her hip and femur.

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Hip(s) and leg(s) (other) · Retail

Dec 5, 2023 · HEI Civil Hospitalized

An employee was breaking down traffic control equipment on a county road. A car struck the employee, who suffered a right knee dislocation (with soft tissue involvement) and a lacerated left forearm, along with abrasions and other lacerations.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone · Knee(s) · Construction

Oct 10, 2023 · Quezada's Drywall, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was working on a scaffold when they fell 15 feet, resulting in fractures to the ribs and shoulder, as well as a back injury. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1702842

Jun 25, 2023 · The EDGE Ziplines & Adventures (Formerly Castle Rock Adventure Park) Hospitalized

An employee was assisting two zipliners who were stuck on the zipline course when another employee zipped down to help, colliding with the injured employee. The injured employee was knocked unconscious and suffered a concussion.

Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown (other) · Brain · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Aug 8, 2022 · DN Tanks Inc. Hospitalized

Three employees were conducting inventory in a box trailer. A semi-truck was delivering material to the top of the site when it rolled backward down the hill, striking the parked box trailer. Two employees were hospitalized. Employee 1 sustained a fracture to their back. Employee 2 sustained fractures to their facial area.

Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Construction · OSHA inspection 1615305

Mar 18, 2022 · BSMC LLC dba Brookside Inn Hospitalized

An employee slipped and fell on ice in a parking lot. The employee suffered a blow to the back of the head and a cut on the elbow.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Brain · Health care and social assistance

Aug 27, 2021 · Basic Drywall Inc. Amputation

An employee was cutting a wall stud with a circular saw. The saw blade hit a knot in the wood; the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left index fingertip at the first knuckle.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Fingertip(s) · Construction

May 12, 2021 · SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC Amputation

An employee was loading a tandem dump truck with road base material. Some of the load had been dumped so the truck would not be overloaded, and material had collected under the tailgate, preventing it from closing. As the employee tried to clear away the material, the employee's right middle finger was caught between the tailgate and the tailgate latch. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Wholesale trade

Dec 9, 2020 · RDP Barricade Company LLC Hospitalized

An employee fell from a striper truck. The employee's head struck the pavement, causing head trauma.

Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway · Brain · Construction

Nov 30, 2020 · Dan's Concrete Hospitalized

An employee was working under a patio covering when a brace gave way and the covering collapsed. The employee suffered fractures to the right leg, right arm, and left wrist.

Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment · Upper and lower limb(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1504377

Sep 11, 2020 · Deer Creek Electric Hospitalized

An employee was doing electrical work inside a house under construction. An excavator broke a gas pipe behind the house, possibly exposing the employee to natural gas. The employee suffered shortness of breath and dizziness and was hospitalized.

Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode · Body systems · Construction

Jun 27, 2020 · CAMPBELL BEARD ROOFING Hospitalized

An employee was removing a ladder from the first tier of a roof when he fell 10 feet from the roof, suffering back, neck, and hand injuries. He was hospitalized and had surgery.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1481312

May 6, 2020 · Premier Earthworks and Infrastructure Hospitalized

An employee stepped on a storm inlet grate that was not seated fully on the top flange after getting off equipment. The lid flipped in and the worker fell approximately 15 feet to the bottom of the inlet. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and possible cracked vertebrae.

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction

Oct 14, 2019 · J&A LLC Hospitalized

An employee was setting floor joists when one of the joists became dislodged, fell, and struck a step ladder. The step ladder then struck the employee's right shoulder, requiring hospitalization.

Struck by object or equipment · Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1439022

Sep 27, 2019 · IROK LLC Hospitalized

An employee was installing flashing and fell from a second-story roof to the ground and landed on their back and head. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Head and trunk · Construction · OSHA inspection 1435183

Jul 23, 2019 · ACME BRICK Hospitalized

An employee was helping to move a pump assembly when the pump fell off the forklift and struck the employee breaking his pelvis.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Pelvis · Manufacturing

Apr 13, 2019 · Castle Rock Adventice Hospital Hospitalized

An emergency room nurse was treating a patient when she was exposed to fish and suffered a serious allergic reaction. She was hospitalized.

Exposure to other harmful substances · Body systems · Health care and social assistance

Feb 24, 2019 · VCA Douglas County Animal Hospital Hospitalized

An employee was bitten by a cat and hospitalized for an infection.

Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Nonclassifiable · Professional and technical services

Sep 24, 2018 · Rethink Restoration Partners, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was re-roofing a residential roof in the rain. He slipped and fell from the roof, landing on the concrete ground 19 feet below. The employee suffered a broken leg.

Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1349827

Aug 8, 2018 · PB Framing LLC Hospitalized

An employee was setting roof trusses when a truss broke below him, causing him to fall approximately 13 feet and break his ankle.

Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet · Ankle(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1337179

Jul 30, 2018 · CareTaker Landscape and Tree Management Hospitalized

An employee was climbing on a skid steer when his right foot slipped and was pinched in the vehicle. The foot was broken, requiring surgery.

Slip on vehicle without fall-nontransport · Foot (feet) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Jun 8, 2018 · Mato Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was installing insulation and became dizzy. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.

Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Construction

May 8, 2018 · Dirt Worx LLC Hospitalized

An employee was operating an excavator when it tipped on the edge of the road adjacent to a trench. This caused the employee to fall against the inside of the cab resulting in hospitalization for broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a bruised spleen.

Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Multiple trunk locations · Construction

Oct 17, 2017 · Castle Pines GolfCourse Amputation

An employee was repositioning a log that slipped off a splitter. His hand was under the wedge when the log splitter amputated his left pinky fingertip.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Arts, entertainment and recreation

Sep 1, 2017 · CGRS, INC. Amputation

An employee was installing a pump at a remote site when he lost control of the pump. The pump then hit and amputated approximately 1/2 inch of his right middle finger.

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction

Jul 21, 2017 · One Stop Construction Hospitalized

An employee was on top of a wall setting floor trusses when he lost his balance and fell outside the building. He fell 12 feet to a concrete patio and then rolled off the patio and fell another 10 feet to a dirt surface, breaking his left-side ribs and left leg.

Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1249315

Apr 19, 2017 · Rosa Construction Hospitalized

While installing a shear panel, an employee fell approximately 8 feet to a balcony below, breaking several ribs.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Construction · OSHA inspection 1233423

Apr 3, 2017 · Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was grabbing dividers that were stored on top of a cooler. The employee fell 12 feet to the ground and was hospitalized for head and back trauma.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Head and trunk · Retail · OSHA inspection 1222965

Dec 16, 2016 · Martin Marietta Materials Inc Hospitalized

An employee was climbing a ladder while holding a garden hose nozzle when he slipped and fell onto nearby truck equipment, breaking two left-side ribs.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing