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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018021932 · 2/26/2018 · Lewis Bolt & Nut

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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Lewis Bolt & Nut
Location
30105 6th Ave., LA JUNTA, COLORADO, 81050
NAICS
332722
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the belt tension on a machine when the employee's right-hand fingers were caught in the belt and pulley's nip point. The employee's right index finger had to be medically amputated. The machine had not come to a full stop at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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