Severe Workplace Injuries in Kersey, Colorado

May 23, 2025 · Jager Ag LLC Hospitalized

An employee was monitoring cattle in the maternity pen. A cow rammed the employee, causing broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Gored, rammed by animal · Rib(s), oblique area · Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Dec 8, 2023 · Sun Valley Contractors, LLC Hospitalized

An employee had just turned off breakers and was loosening wires on panels when they were shocked by 480 volts of electricity.

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Body systems · Construction

Apr 2, 2020 · Consolidated Resource, LLC. Hospitalized

An employee was performing maintenance on a vertical two-phase separator. The employee was reconfiguring the sight glass and using various wrenches to loosen the existing fittings and tighten the new fittings. The fitting that connected the vessel to the sight glass piping broke behind the closed valve. The swage (fitting that broke) caused the pressurized hydrocarbons to release into the air, which found an ignition source and started a fire. The employee received second and third degree burns to the hands, legs, and arms and was hospitalized.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Upper and lower limb(s) · Mining, oil and gas

Jan 4, 2019 · Bill Barrett Corporation Hospitalized

An engine backfired and ignited gas in the building, causing an explosion and fire that burned an employee's face and neck.

Fire · Head and neck · Mining, oil and gas

Dec 3, 2018 · Savanna Drilling Hospitalized

An employee was punched by another employee causing them to fall to the floor and hit their head. The employee sustained a brain bleed.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving · Brain · Mining, oil and gas

Mar 24, 2018 · USA Compression Partners, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was inspecting a pressure relief valve on a unit when the relief valve discharged heated gas into the employee's face. The employee suffered a corneal abrasion and superficial burns to the face.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Multiple face locations · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1306542

Mar 15, 2018 · Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was troubleshooting a problem with a chemical pump. During a fracturing operation, the employee disconnected a chemical hose that was under pressure. Chemicals released and entered the employee's right eye, causing a chemical burn.

Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue · Eye(s) · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1306566

Feb 24, 2018 · Ensign Well Services, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was working with a Kelly swivel to move pipe joints on the rig floor. His coverall became wrapped into a rotating joint and the employee sustained a fracture to the left forearm.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Forearm(s) · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1300461

Nov 10, 2017 · Cade Drilling, LLC Amputation

An employee was hoisting up into a rig derrick when his foot was caught between two braces, amputating his left big toe.

Entangled in other object or equipment · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1277031

Nov 1, 2017 · JBS FIVE RIVERS CATTLE KUNER FEEDLOT Hospitalized

An employee was operating a 4-wheeler while moving cattle in the feedlot. The 4-wheelers have governors installed that limit speed to a maximum of 15 mph. Another employee on a 4-wheeler came upon the injured employee, who was sitting on his 4-wheeler, seemingly dazed. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain.

Nonclassifiable · Brain · Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Apr 4, 2016 · Magna Energy Services, LLC Hospitalized

A rig crew was attempting to pull a drill rig through the mud using a company-owned winch truck. While doing so, the winch line separated, striking the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated arm and injured spleen.

Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Multiple body parts (other) · Mining, oil and gas

Dec 27, 2015 · Cade Drilling, LLC Amputation

An employee was unscrewing a 90 foot vertical pipe weighing 1000 lbs. from the rigging. The pipe came loose and fell onto the employee's right foot. The employee was hospitalized for treatment and the right little toe was amputated.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1117130