Amputations

Name: Amputations at INNOVATIVE TEXTILES, INC.
Start: 9/20/2018

1 amputation · 2018099739 · 9/20/2018 · INNOVATIVE TEXTILES, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Rope, twine, string
Secondary source: Textile, apparel, leather production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: INNOVATIVE TEXTILES, INC.
Location: 559 Sandhill Lane Unit 100, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81505
NAICS: 314994
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was wrapping fishing line onto a spinning hub when the employee's right index finger became caught in the line. The employee pulled the finger away, resulting in an amputation above the top of the nail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown