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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161211632 · 12/14/2016 · Barton Leasing, 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
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Barton Leasing, Inc.
Location
14800 E Moncrieff Pl, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
NAICS
423320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a horizontal bender machine to bend rebar. While he was adjusting the rebar for the second bend, his foot contacted the footswitch and activated the machine, which then crushed/amputated his right index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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