# Fractures at Colorado Petroleum Products Company
> OSHA SIR `2017098918` · 9/18/2017 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Stacking machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Colorado Petroleum Products Company
- **Location:** 5590 High Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
- **NAICS:** 324110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a palletizer, went to the back side of the machine, and was struck by/caught between the machine's ram and frame. The employee suffered broken ribs and other injuries. The machine's guard had been bypassed at the time of the incident.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*