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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015118508 · 11/11/2015 · Custom Machining Corporation

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Custom Machining Corporation
Location
2090 W College Ave, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80110
NAICS
333249
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee in the assembly area was moving the turret of an endliner machine. The machine was not powered at the time. His right middle finger got pinched between the starwheel and the dog leg, amputating his fingertip (no bone was amputated).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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