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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015079825 · 7/24/2015 · Faris Machinery Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c

Employer

Name
Faris Machinery Company
Location
5770 East 77th Ave, COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, 80022
NAICS
423810
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The employee was working on a sewer truck and trying to pull a ladder down. The ladder was stuck and when he forced the ladder to move, his left ring and middle fingers were pinched between the ladder and a utility door. The left ring fingertip was amputated (no bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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