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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015042194 · 4/20/2015 · Care Free of Colorado

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
Care Free of Colorado
Location
2145 W. 6th Ave., BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, 80020
NAICS
315299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had his left thumb tip amputated while performing final assembly on an awning. His left thumb was caught in the winding machine which wraps the awning cloth onto the metal bars that hold the awning.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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