Denver Machine Shop, Inc.
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet - Intracranial injuries with skull fractures - HENDERSON, Colorado
| Employer | Denver Machine Shop, Inc. |
| Address | 9762 E. Hanover Ct. |
| City, State ZIP | HENDERSON, Colorado 80640 |
| Report ID | 20251111127 |
| Event Date | November 8, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Intracranial injuries with skull fractures |
| Body Part | Brain |
| Event Type | Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Portable stairs |
| Secondary Source | Boring, reaming, routing, notching machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332710 |
| Inspection # | 1863940 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.87000, -104.86000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a vertical boring mill to machine a motor housing. The employee was standing on a portable staircase. They engaged the rapid travelling function on the ram to remove the motor housing from the work table. A fabricated handle on the adjustment wheel struck the employee's head, causing them to fall approximately 4 feet from the stairs to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a depressed fracture of their skull, a displaced fracture of their shoulder, multiple rib fractures, and a concussion.
Incident Summary
On November 8, 2025, a worker at Denver Machine Shop, Inc. in HENDERSON, Colorado suffered intracranial injuries with skull fractures to the brain. The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet, with portable stairs identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 39 severe injury reports involving "Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet injuries.
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