# Crushing injuries at Granite World of Colorado LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021119968` · 11/17/2021 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Granite World of Colorado LLC
- **Location:** 1780 E 66th Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80229
- **NAICS:** 327991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was about to clean a 2,500-pound part from a CNC router. A forklift was preparing to lift the part so its underside could be cleaned. As the forklift adjusted position, it knocked over the part, which tipped onto the employee's leg below the knee. The employee's leg was crushed.

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