Severe Workplace Injuries in Henderson, Colorado

Nov 8, 2025 · Denver Machine Shop, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using a vertical boring mill to machine a motor housing. The employee was standing on a portable staircase. They engaged the rapid travelling function on the ram to remove the motor housing from the work table. A fabricated handle on the adjustment wheel struck the employee's head, causing them to fall approximately 4 feet from the stairs to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a depressed fracture of their skull, a displaced fracture of their shoulder, multiple rib fractures, and a concussion.

Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet · Brain · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1863940

Aug 22, 2025 · Cummins Inc. Amputation

An awning was being moved when it fell and crushed an employee's left thumb against the roller it was about to be placed on. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the thumb.

Struck by falling object · Thumb(s) · Other services

May 6, 2025 · Sitewise LLC Hospitalized

An employee was jump-starting a skid steer tractor when he stepped back off the trailer and fell, striking the tongue of the trailer. The employee sustained six fractured ribs.

Other fall to lower level · Rib(s), oblique area · Construction

Apr 26, 2025 · UE Compression LLC Hospitalized

An employee was spotting a crane when the load (fabricated skid for packaged equipment) that was being picked up came loose and fell on the employee. The employee sustained a crush injury resulting in a fractured pelvis.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Pelvis · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1821991

Mar 31, 2025 · Transwest, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was walking and carrying a couple of boxes of parts on the second floor of the parts warehouse. He tripped over a wood pallet and fell forward, hitting his head on the floor. The employee sustained a concussion and lost consciousness.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Brain · Wholesale trade

Mar 7, 2025 · Buckeye Welding Supply Co. Inc. Loss of eye

The injured employee was holding a nitrogen hose while another employee disconnected it. The hose shot off the tank and struck the injured employee in the face resulting in facial trauma and the loss of their left eye.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Eye(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1809688

Dec 17, 2024 · FEDEX FREIGHT Hospitalized

An employee was using a dolly to hook two trailers together. When she went to move the dolly, she felt pain in her back and suffered a back sprain that required hospitalization.

Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back · Transportation and warehousing

Aug 22, 2024 · Ferrellgas Hospitalized

An employee was carrying a propane tank for delivery when they slipped or tripped on the even ground and sustained head lacerations and a C7 vertebra fracture.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck · Retail

Aug 6, 2024 · Merritt Trailers, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was using a utility knife to cut banding from a box when the knife slipped and lacerated his left forearm. The injury required surgery.

Injured by object held or wielded by person · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing

Jul 18, 2024 · American Roofing Supply Hospitalized

An employee was driving a commercial truck and noticed something wrong with the truck. The employee pulled over and was checking for the issue when the truck tire exploded and struck the employee, causing a broken right arm and wrist.

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Wrist(s) and arm(s) (other) · Wholesale trade

Jun 18, 2024 · The Colorado Floor Company Amputation

An employee was moving a cart containing a stone slab when the slab began to tip off the cart. The employee reached out to catch the material and it landed on his hand, resulting in a finger amputation.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Construction

Sep 26, 2023 · Airgas Amputation

An employee was loading a cryogenic liquid cylinder onto a cart to move onto a truck when their finger was caught between the cylinder and the cart frame. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated and they lost a nail.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

May 8, 2023 · Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, LLC Amputation

An employee was being trained on how to cut ribeye meat on a band saw. The ribeye slipped and pulled the employee's finger into the saw blade resulting in amputation of their right index fingertip.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1670344

Jan 23, 2023 · High Country Meats Hospitalized

An employee slipped on ice on a sidewalk and fell, sustaining a broken ankle.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Ankle(s) · Wholesale trade

May 24, 2022 · Vaughn Excavating & Construction, Inc Hospitalized

An employee was helping unload a pre-cast concrete vault. He was signaling for the forklift operator and got caught in between the load being lifted and a parked forklift. The concrete barrier struck the employee in the torso and bruised his ribs.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1598393

Mar 28, 2022 · United Parcel Service Amputation

An employee was at a customer location while delivering packages. The rear roll-up door of the delivery van began to close when the employee's right index finger got caught between two of the panels, resulting in amputation of the nail and fingertip.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Mar 25, 2022 · FedEx Freight, Inc. Amputation

An employee was holding a connection point handle while hooking up two semi-trailers when his hand got caught between the hookup point and the pintle, resulting in a thumb amputation.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Feb 8, 2022 · PG Construction Amputation

An employee was using a circular saw to cut a two-by-four piece of lumber when the saw kicked out of the kerf and struck the employee's left index finger, resulting in a laceration and subsequent medical amputation at the second knuckle.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction

Jan 19, 2022 · FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was leaving a switcher truck when she slipped, fell, and hit her head on the ground. She suffered a head injury.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Brain · Transportation and warehousing

Jan 3, 2022 · FEDEX FREIGHT Hospitalized

An employee was crossing a freight lot when they were struck by a semi-trailer that was entering the lot, resulting in a possible leg injury.

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area · Leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Nov 8, 2021 · Cummins North America Sales and Service Henderson Packaging Center Amputation

An employee was cutting a thick metal sheet with a sheer when the metal lifted off the surface and came back down on his left right finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Other services · OSHA inspection 1564158

Jul 21, 2021 · Liberty Oilfield Services Hospitalized

A mechanic was on top of the HHP in Bay 1 drilling out broken bolts. Another operator was running the overhead crane using a handheld remote, moving it from the south side of the HHP to the north side to pick up a fluid end. As the crane moved over the top of the HHP, it struck the mechanic, knocking him off the HHP onto the cement floor of the shop 13 feet below. The injured employee was hospitalized for broken ribs, a sprained wrist and stitches to the face.

Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1544501

May 4, 2021 · FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was attempting to lift a 5-gallon bucket of paint and sustained a partially collapsed lung. Dried paint had caused the bucket to be stuck to the floor.

Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Transportation and warehousing

Apr 29, 2021 · RK Steel, LLC Amputation

An employee was rolling a piece of steel on a steel roller. The employee's right index finger was pinched between a roller and the material. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1529361

Sep 8, 2020 · Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was retrieving boxes from the roof of an interior lab/office. The employee fell through the roof approximately 10 feet to the floor below. The employee suffered a fractured left femur and patella as well as head lacerations.

Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Knee(s) and leg(s) · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1492670

Aug 19, 2020 · Mile High Flea Market Hospitalized

An employee was driving a mobile cart. His left foot was caught and broken between the cart and a stationary post.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Foot (feet) · Retail

Jun 18, 2020 · Merritt Trailers, Inc. Amputation

An employee was assembling a new trailer. While cutting a Z-member channel, the material got caught forcing the band saw to work backwards. The employee sustained a right index fingertip amputation.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1480308

Apr 21, 2020 · Cummins Rocky Mountain LLC Amputation

An employee was attempting to remove a superstructure from an engine using a crane when the down button on the crane was pressed instead of the up button. The superstructure then amputated the employee's right index finger.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Other services

Apr 6, 2020 · SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was climbing out of his tractor and missed the bottom step. He fell to the ground, landing on his left knee. The employee's patellar tendon was torn, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Knee(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Dec 10, 2019 · Intermountain Electronics Amputation

An employee was trying to remove a rag from a milling machine. The employee's right hand was pulled into the machine's rotating parts, causing the amputation of the little finger, the ring finger, and half of the middle finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1450492