WATKINS, COLORADO—
Furniture Row
Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Furniture Row, Prosper Farms, WATKINS, COLORADO 80137 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized after being involved in a rollover accident while riding as a passenger in an ATV. He injured his right knee and required surgery.
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An employee was on a delivery truck opening furniture boxes with a pocket knife. As he was cutting a strap, the employee lacerated his right arm, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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An employee was using a man-up forklift to pick an order from the warehouse racking and fell 17-18 feet to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with spine and skull fractures.
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