Severe Workplace Injuries in Pueblo, Colorado

Nov 16, 2025 · CS Wind America, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee placed a bar in a flange hole and began to spin a "can" being suspended by a crane in order to wire-wheel the "can." The employee's hand was caught between the bar and the flange-to-can station beam, resulting in crush injuries and a broken hand that required hospitalization.

Struck by suspended or swinging objects (other) · Hand(s), finger(s) · Manufacturing

Aug 4, 2025 · CF&I Steel L.P. Amputation

An employee was advancing a rail to line up for welding with a secondary rail on the weld line when his right middle and ring fingers were caught between the rails. The employee sustained an amputation to the top knuckle of the middle finger and a fracture to the ring finger. The machine was guarded at the time.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1843179

Jun 9, 2025 · A-Affordable Disposal of Pueblo, Inc. Amputation

An employee was emptying a dumpster into a rear-load trash truck at a customer location. The employee's left index finger got caught by the dumpster as it was being dumped, resulting in amputation of the finger at the knuckle.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Jun 6, 2025 · CF&I Steel, L.P. Amputation

An employee was removing a metal shim liner from between stacked manufacturing rolls while a crane was lifting up on a roll to separate them. After the initial lift, the load settled and their right thumb was crushed between the lifted roll and the liner, resulting in amputation at the distal knuckle.

Struck by suspended or swinging objects (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1829826

May 22, 2025 · T R Toppers Inc Amputation

An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning baler (cardboard compactor) that was constantly cycling. The employee went to wipe the photo eye when his left middle fingertip was sheared off by the ram of the baler. The employee sustained a partial amputation of approximately 0.6 cm of the fingertip.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Retail

Apr 15, 2025 · Trinity Excavating and Demolition Amputation

An employee was setting a portion of trench drain by hand. The piece was approximately 30 inches long and weighed 50 pounds. The employee lost his grip and his little finger was pinched between the piece and another piece that was already set in place, resulting in a fingertip amputation including bone.

Struck by object dropped by person · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Construction

Mar 12, 2025 · CRH Materials Hospitalized

An employee was lifting a steel frame to be rigged and picked. The steel frame was 18 inches wide by 34 feet long and weighed approximately 800 lbs. The employee used a crowbar, wedged under the steel frame to gain leverage. The crowbar let loose and the steel frame fell onto the employees left leg, fracturing his tibia.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing

Dec 17, 2024 · CF&I Steel, L.P. Hospitalized

An employee fell approximately 20 feet through an open furnace mast hole and sustained a brain bleed and fractures to their left orbital socket, left elbow, and left rib.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1794287

Nov 2, 2024 · GE Vernova Hospitalized

An employee was installing a fuel system support trolley and had put up the rolling block of the beam trolley support system. The trolley moved and rolled off the beam, falling 10 feet onto the employee's left little finger. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the finger.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Professional and technical services

Aug 22, 2024 · Atkore Inc. Amputation

An employee was operating a hoist to lift material. His left index finger became pinched between a D-ring (lifting device) and the material being lifted, resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1772011

Jun 6, 2024 · Takkion OPS Management Amputation

An employee was adjusting a forklift tine when their finger was crushed between the tine and the wooden saddle. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Construction

Jun 3, 2024 · Walmart Hospitalized

An employee was stocking merchandise in a grocery aisle when she slipped on a piece of cardboard and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured collarbone and required surgery.

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

May 30, 2024 · Southwest Foodservice Excellence Hospitalized

An employee was pushing a cart while pulling another cart toward the elevator. She tripped and fell, hitting her head on the floor. The employee sustained a brain bleed and a laceration to the head.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Brain · Hotels and restaurants

Mar 15, 2024 · Stowe CO, LLC Hospitalized

A maintenance employee was helping a camper light a propane stove and the 5-pound, attached propane bottle exploded causing second- and third-degree burns to the employee's left hand and face.

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Head and extremities · Hotels and restaurants

Mar 4, 2024 · CS Wind America Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was painting and standing between the tower and a roller machine when his pant leg was caught in the rollers and they were pulled into the machine. The employee sustained a broken leg and a laceration.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1733750

Jan 29, 2024 · CS Wind America Inc. Hospitalized

An employee tripped on a flange and fell about 2 to 3 feet to the ground, suffering broken ribs and a lung injury.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Multiple trunk locations · Manufacturing

Jan 2, 2024 · CF&I Steel, L.P. Hospitalized

An employee was working at an electric arc furnace. The employee was cleaning ash and shoveling it down a 3-by-3-foot electrode mast hole to the level below. The electrode mast hole did not have an electrode in it due to the furnace being shut down at the time. The employee fell through the hole approximately 20 feet. The employee suffered fractures to their left shoulder, pelvis, L1, L2, and L3 vertebrae; and S1, S2, and S3 sacral bones.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Trunk and other upper extremities · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1719340

Jan 2, 2024 · TR Toppers Amputation

Employees were working on a dust collector that was shut down. The system was turned back on and the impeller of the airlock system contacted the injured employee's right hand, resulting in four finger amputations.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1719881

Dec 29, 2023 · Stoweco LLC Amputation

An employee was involved in a dispute with a campground customer when the customer fired a shotgun. The employee's finger was partially amputated and his head was grazed by a bullet. The employee was also shot in the thigh.

Shooting by other person-intentional · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Hotels and restaurants

Aug 9, 2023 · Progress Rail Welding Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was walking next to the end of a rail that was being loaded onto a train. The rail missed the section it was supposed to go through and started to bow. The employee saw this and fell over onto his side. As he fell, his feet were caught between some rail that had been laid previously which resulted in fractures to both legs just above the ankles.

Fall on same level · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing

Mar 27, 2023 · Industrial Constructors/Managers, Inc. Amputation

An employee was unloading a pallet jack from a truck. The pallet jack slipped off the truck and as the employee went to stop it from falling, his finger became caught in the wheel of the pallet jack, resulting in an amputation of the right index fingertip.

Struck by other falling powered vehicle · Fingertip(s) · Construction

Mar 23, 2023 · L.B. Foster Co Hospitalized

An employee was cleaning strips of aramid fiber material out of the motorized roller table of an end mill trim machine. His glove was caught in the end mill's rotating bits, which pulled his hand into the machine. He suffered a laceration and a broken knuckle on the right hand.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1661179

Feb 2, 2023 · Delta Fabrication & Machine, Inc. Hospitalized

The main hoist block fell from a crane, striking an employee on his left arm and left foot and fracturing both.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Upper and lower limb(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1648412

Nov 30, 2022 · Comcast Cable Corporation Hospitalized

An employee fell on ice and struck her right arm and shoulder on the ground, resulting in fractures that required surgery.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Shoulder(s) and arm(s) · Information

Nov 17, 2022 · Vision Air HVAC Inc Hospitalized

An employee was securing materials for transport on a roof when they tripped over a skylight and fell 15 feet through the opening onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained a skull fracture.

Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Skull · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1635390

Sep 29, 2022 · Safety-Kleen Hospitalized

An employee was moving a 55-gallon container using a dolly when they fell from the back of a truck to the ground below, resulting in a fractured left elbow.

Other fall to lower level · Elbow(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Aug 8, 2022 · Laser Remodel & Construction LLC Amputation

An employee was cutting an 8-by-4-foot piece of plywood with a portable handsaw when the saw blade contacted his left hand, resulting in amputation of the left index finger.

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

Jun 28, 2022 · CF&I Steel, L.P. Amputation

An employee was removing a water pipe. It came loose as he was pulling on it, and his fingertip struck an angle iron. He suffered a partial fingertip amputation.

Struck against stationary object or equipment (other) · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 17, 2022 · TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY Hospitalized

An employee was taking photos of a thief's license plate when the thief drove his vehicle and struck the employee. The employee sustained a concussion, head wound, and fractured wrist.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area (other) · Brain · Wholesale trade

Jun 2, 2022 · CF&I Steel, L.P. Amputation

While adjustments were being made on the manufacturing line, an employee's right index finger was pulled through a set of rollers. He sustained an avulsion to the finger and required medical amputation to the top portion of the finger.

Caught in running equipment or machinery · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing