Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Service King Collision Repair, 6870 S Jordan Road, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was removing a radiator bracket and cut his knuckle on the sharp metal. Several days later, the wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was using a forklift to deliver rebar to a jobsite. The rebar could not fit through the delivery gate and was raised in order to clear the gate. The rebar then caused the forklift to tip forward, causing the employee to strike his head on the roll cage. The employee sustained a neck fracture.
An employee was picking up a piece of steel-cutting rule when he felt the rule snag his glove. When he moved his hand in the opposite direction to free it, the rule lacerated his finger deeper, resulting in a partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was cleaning a food preparation machine. A blade in the machine lacerated her right index and middle fingers resulting in partial amputation.
An employee was putting on a work boot when a fiberglass splinter punctured the bottom of the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized for an infection.
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An employee was kneeling on his left knee with his right knee up while taking measurements of a car he was working on. As he switched knees, and put his right knee on the ground with his left knee up, his right hip dislocated and he bent forward onto his hands. The employee was hospitalized and required hip surgery.
An employee was finishing up using a resistance welder on a vehicle. After finishing, he removed his gloves and picked up the resistance welding arm with his left hand on the hydraulic cylinder and his right hand on the handle. The button on the handle was activated and the hydraulic cylinder engaged, catching the tip of his left little finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was working to attach a safety handle to the cable portion of a pulley system designed to aid in the operation of a resistance welder. The tension on the cable was disengaged, then reengaged while the employee's left hand was on the top of the pulley system. The cable caught the tip of the employee's left little finger, causing an amputation at the first joint.
At about 8:00 a.m. on August 8, 2025, an employee was holding a metal coupon for another employee to use in demonstrating spot-welding technique to a third, student employee. A metal hole puncher was activated and crushed the employee's left middle finger, resulting in an amputation to the finger. The incident occurred during a training activity.
An employee was closing the gate at the end of the day when it missed a latch and came off its track. The gate fell onto him, resulting in hospitalization with a fractured femur that required surgery.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.