Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amentum Services, Inc., 5040 Bennett St, FORT CARSON, COLORADO 80913
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a drill press when their right ring finger contacted the drill bit, resulting in amputation.
An employee was standing on the ship's gangway setting up equipment in preparation for maintenance to be performed on the gangway. As she was tightening the safety rope that was tied around a bar that holds the gangway in place, the rope broke, causing her to slip and fall backward. She sustained a hematoma and laceration to the back of the head as well as a right elbow fracture.
On January 27, 2025, an employee was stepping down from the wing of a training aircraft when he lost his balance with one foot on the hangar floor and fell onto his left side. The employee was hospitalized with a left femur fracture and required surgery.
An employee was removing an air brake chamber from a vehicle when their right index finger became pinched between the chamber and the frame of the vehicle, resulting in an amputation up to the first knuckle.
An employee was greasing the chain on a conveyor when their gloved right hand was pulled into the chain and sprocket and the index fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working outside near a tank farm when they tripped over a pipe and fell, resulting in a right humerus fracture that required hospitalization.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was activating the sprinkler system at a sports complex following recent maintenance to repair leaky pumps. When the system was activated, a section of newly installed 3-inch schedule 80 PVC pipe struck the employee, who lost consciousness. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a concussion.
An employee was ascending a flight of stairs after exiting their vehicle in an adjacent employee parking lot. The employee stepped to the right to avoid another employee on the left who was descending the stairs. The employee lost their balance and fell on the stairs. They were hospitalized with a laceration/abrasion to their chin, a fractured left humerus, and bruising to their left knee.
At about 3:10 p.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee was inspecting a car. Two dogs that had been in another car were leashed and tethered to a bollard. As the employee inspected the first car along with a narcotics detection dog, one of the other dogs came loose and attacked the narcotics dog. The employee was separating the dogs when the other dog bit his left ring finger. The last joint of the finger was injured and part of it was bitten off.
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to perform maintenance in an attic. While unlocking the attic entry, the employee fell from the ladder more than 10 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a fractured hip, pelvis, tail bone, arm, and elbow, resulting in hospitalization and 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.