Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Burlington Record, 202 S 14th St, BURLINGTON, COLORADO 80807
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was coming into work from the parking lot when she lost her balance and fell to the ground, hitting her head. She was hospitalized with a brain bleed.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
An employee was exiting the palletizer area and stepping out into an aisleway when his left foot was run over by an oncoming forklift. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left foot.
An employee was capturing videos at an outdoor event on July 13, 2024. They were struck in the leg by a motorcycle in a parking lot and sustained a fractured tibia.
On June 23, 2024, at 9:15 AM, an employee was walking down stairs when he missed the last stair and fell onto his left knee on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a hematoma under his kneecap.
An employee was lowering a roller on the press machine when it slipped and rolled over his right thumb, lacerating the thumb. The employee was hospitalized and 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.