HUDSON, COLORADO—
AECOM
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at AECOM, Magellan Saddlehorn Origination Station, HUDSON, COLORADO 80642 on — Fractures, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee and crew were attempting to install an I-beam support upright between two horizontal running I-beam supports in an existing structure. The crew carried the support and fit it in place. The injured employee tapped the bottom of the support with a hammer to make it fit. The bottom of the beam fell off and landed on the employee's right foot, breaking the fifth toe.
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