DENVER, COLORADO—
Timken Motor and Crane Services LLC
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Timken Motor and Crane Services LLC, 2015 W. 8th Ave., DENVER, COLORADO 80204 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was transferring a piece of plate metal from one pallet to another. A forklift stood the metal plate up on the edge of the pallet. The plate metal fell over and struck the employee's leg, fracturing the femur.
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