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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018077281 · 7/19/2018 · Northern Colorado Disposal Inc

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source
Trash compactors

Employer

Name
Northern Colorado Disposal Inc
Location
14902 County Road 64, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was going to remove the tarp from a compactor. Another employee was unloading a roll-off container in the transfer station and didn't realize the injured employee was there. The injured employee's right leg was pinched between the roll-off container and the compactor, resulting in a right leg amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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