Amputations

Name: Amputations at Xcel Energy Inc.
Start: 7/15/2016

1 amputation · 2016076424 · 7/15/2016 · Xcel Energy Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Valves, nozzles
Secondary source: Slings

Employer

Name: Xcel Energy Inc.
Location: 10163 Coton Creek Dr., HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLORADO, 80130
NAICS: 221118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

With the assistance of a sling swing the employee was loading a big gas valve into a truck with his bare hands. During the loading, the sling rotated thus rotating the valve, which caused the employee to pinch his finger between the sling and the valve resulting in the amputation of his thumb just below the fingernail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown