AURORA, COLORADO—
Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Altman Specialty Plants, Inc., Lowes 1701 S Havana, AURORA, COLORADO 80012 on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was loading/unloading a delivery truck when the employee's right toe was pinched by the lift gate, requiring hospitalization.
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HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS—
ALTMAN SPECIALTY PLANTS INC
An employee was carrying signs to the front of a nursery when they tripped on a curb and fell, resulting in a twisted left ankle and fractured right shoulder.
PEYTON, COLORADO—
Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
An employee was removing plant flats from a pulley conveyor and was adjusting plants on the conveyor. The employee put their left hand under a flat to fix it, and their glove got caught on a pulley, resulting in amputation of the left little finger.
GIDDINGS, TEXAS—
Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
An employee was replacing plastic sheeting while standing on the beam of a greenhouse roof when they fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a rib fracture and left wrist injury.
WACO, TEXAS—
Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
An employee fell from the forks of a forklift as it was moving and his right leg was run over by the forklift's rear tire. The employee suffered a dislocated knee and a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
PEYTON, COLORADO—
Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
An employee had been trimming plants at a nursery and experienced chest pains. The employee was hospitalized with severe dehydration.
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