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Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010463 · 10/31/2017 · CRUZ CONSTRUCTION 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
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers

Employer

Name
CRUZ CONSTRUCTION INC.
Location
US 24 and Haymeadow, MINTURN, COLORADO, 81645
NAICS
238990
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing a guardrail post. His hand was on a 16-inch bolt when a piece of equipment began to remove it. The bolt bent on his index finger, which had to be amputated to the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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