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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018066154 · 6/21/2018 · M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY

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
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Beams-unattached metal

Employer

Name
M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY
Location
41859 CR 45, HUGO, COLORADO, 80821
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to install a lifting beam on the top of a tower section when his finger was pinched between the beam and the forklift, resulting in an amputation of his left ring fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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