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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015086252 · 8/30/2015 · CoorsTek Inc.

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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
CoorsTek Inc.
Location
2449 Riverside Parkway, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81505
NAICS
327110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee attempted to retrieve a piece of ceramic material that broke off into the tape laminator machine he was using. His right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the machinery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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