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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017088004 · 8/20/2017 · Certarus USA Ltd.

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
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck

Employer

Name
Certarus USA Ltd.
Location
West side of Hollister Lake Rd, WINDSOR, COLORADO, 80550
NAICS
486210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had been positioning a natural gas trailer and the trailer slipped off of the hitch. The employee then tried to clean out/adjust the trailer hitch on the semi and the hitch moved which pinched his left middle finger, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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