COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO—
Shamrock Foods Company
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Shamrock Foods Company, 5199 Ivy St, COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO 80022 on — Paralysis, paraplegia, quadriplegia, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a 50-pound bag of onions while trying to free a stuck pallet on rolling racks. He suffered a spinal cord injury that caused paralysis.
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AURORA, COLORADO—
Shamrock Foods Company
An employee was laying blankets on product in the back of a trailer to protect the produce from cold. His right foot became entangled in a load strap, causing him to lose balance and fall on the floor of the trailer. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a hip injury and possible hip fracture.
AURORA, COLORADO—
Shamrock Foods Company
An employee was going to fill a pallet with items from the warehouse. He was reaching for the handle of the pallet jack but unintentionally grabbed the throttle, causing the pallet jack to move and pin him against another pallet jack. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
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