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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016099120 · 9/27/2016 · Spendrup Fan Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metalworking lathes
Secondary source
Source, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Spendrup Fan Company
Location
2768 C 1/2 Road, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81502
NAICS
333413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a lathe and sandpaper to sand a piece of metal pipe. As he was sanding the pipe, the sandpaper wrapped around the lathe and then wrapped itself around the second and third fingers of his right hand, partially amputating them.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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