Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gunslinger Custom Paint, Inc., 830 Pine Ridge Road, GOLDEN, COLORADO 80403
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s) and leg(s) .
Final narrative
An employee was struck by a shipping tote measuring 5x5x5 feet that fell off a forklift, resulting in a fractured hip and fractured left tibia.
HospitalizedHip(s) and leg(s) Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
More severe injuries at Gunslinger Custom Paint, Inc.
An employee was setting up for a work shift and walked past a paint booth with a compromised seal. The employee then suffered an asthma attack possibly due to chemical sensitivity to the spray paint. The employee was wearing a half-face respirator.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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An employee was servicing an automated guided cart, reported to have a hydraulic leak. The cart was on a lift about 6 feet off the ground. The employee reached under the raised platform and disconnected the hydraulic line, at which point the unit came down on their left hand and right index and middle fingers. They suffered a dislocation to the left wrist and lacerations to the right index and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was troubleshooting a machining cell. As they were exiting the machining cell, the employee fell backward and sustained fractured vertebrae and ribs.
An employee was walking to their vehicle in the parking lot after their shift. While scraping ice from their windshield, the employee slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a fractured right hip.
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.