# Fractures at Colliers Engineering & Design
> OSHA SIR `2024087465` · 8/14/2024 · WESTMINSTER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by running powered equipment  irregular movement, kick back
- **Source:** Drills, braces, drivers
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Colliers Engineering & Design
- **Location:** Wadsworth Parkway & West 108th Ave, WESTMINSTER, COLORADO, 80021
- **NAICS:** 541330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a core drill when the blade got stuck in the asphalt he was attempting to cut. The drill continued to spin, knocking him down, and then striking his left arm and thumb, resulting in a fractured thumb.

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