Amputations

Name: Amputations at Leidos
Start: 10/5/2016

1 amputation · 2016109414 · 10/5/2016 · Leidos

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: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Leidos
Location: 17699 E Steamboat Avenue, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
NAICS: 541330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dumping trash from a gondola style trash bin into a dumpster. The trash bin began to tip over into the dumpster and the employee grabbed it. The employee's finger was smashed between the bin and dumpster, amputating a fingertip.

Source

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