FORT COLLINS, COLORADO—
M.A. Mortenson Company
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at M.A. Mortenson Company, New CSU stadium, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80521 on — Fractures, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized after being struck by a rigid steel tremie pipe that fell from the boom of a concrete pump truck. The employee suffered a broken foot and a broken finger.
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KEWANEE, ILLINOIS—
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On June 17, 2022, an employee was offloading a turbine blade when their left middle finger was caught in a pinch point and amputated.
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An employee was lifting a 50-pound photovoltaic (PV) panel from a horizontal stack of PV panels on a pallet on the ground. The next panel in the stack tipped forward and hit the employee below the left kneecap, breaking the employee's lower leg.
LITTLETON, COLORADO—
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Employees were conducting warranty repair on a residential sidewalk. A skid steer was being used to remove dirt while a section of sidewalk was repaired. A heavy clod of dirt from the skid steer struck one of the employees, breaking the employee's left leg.
BRIDGER, MONTANA—
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An employee's finger got caught in the door of the company truck. The left index fingertip was amputated.
IMPERIAL, TEXAS—
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While adjusting the forks of a forklift that were resting on a flatbed trailer, something shifted and the employee's left arm was crushed. The employee was hospitalized.
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