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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018054754 · 5/16/2018 · Eco Foam

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Eco Foam
Location
201 Mississippi Ave., DENVER, COLORADO, 80219
NAICS
238310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was re-spooling a chain on a machine used to spray insulation. As he finished, the machine energized and two of his left-hand fingers where caught in the chain, amputating one and fracturing the other.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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