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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065966 · 6/29/2017 · Consolidated Container 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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Consolidated Container Company
Location
3865 Grape Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80207
NAICS
326160
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean a trimmer when her right hand was caught under the trimmer. Her right pinky finger was then pinched and partially amputated between the trimmer guarding and the machine's pulley.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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