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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017109886 · 10/14/2017 · Westmount Hospitality Management LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Clothes washers

Employer

Name
Westmount Hospitality Management LLC
Location
4850 LEETSDALE DR, DENVER, COLORADO, 80246
NAICS
721110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in the laundry room when he heard a noise from a washing machine. He opened the running washer and his arm may have became wrapped in a sheet and rotated. His arm was badly broken, resulting in an amputation below the elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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