# Fractures at Waste Management of Colorado Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025077532` · 7/31/2025 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Constructed surface irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Rocks, stone, gravel
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Management of Colorado Inc.
- **Location:** 6091 Brighton Blvd., DENVER, COLORADO, 80022
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up litter on the perimeter of the complex. He was outside the facility grounds by the railroad tracks when he tripped in the rocks and fell, striking his head and knees. The employee sustained a fractured knee.

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