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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015086257 · 8/30/2015 · Lewis Bolt & Nut Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Forging machinery

Employer

Name
Lewis Bolt & Nut Company
Location
30105 6th Ave, LA JUNTA, COLORADO, 81050
NAICS
332722
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had completed a run of five fasteners on an upsetter machine when their left hand got caught in the dies of the machine. The employee's left-hand pinky and ring fingers were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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