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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016109671 · 10/13/2016 · Intertape Polymer Group

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Intertape Polymer Group
Location
1095 S. 4th Ave, BRIGHTON, COLORADO, 80601
NAICS
322221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 10/13/2016 at approximately 5:30 am, an employee was cleaning a film tear out of a film line MDO roll section when his right hand got caught in the film line MDO roll section and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized and the right hand was amputated the next day.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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