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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017064967 · 6/1/2017 · Builders Granite and Tile

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Table saws

Employer

Name
Builders Granite and Tile
Location
1600 Wewatta St., DENVER, COLORADO, 80202
NAICS
238340
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of wood flooring on a table saw when the blade caught the board and pulled his left hand toward the blade, amputating his middle fingertip to the knuckle. The saw was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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