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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018099903 · 9/24/2018 · Penhall Company

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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 during regular operation
Source
Road grading and surfacing machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Penhall Company
Location
US Highway 85 & E Collins St, EATON, COLORADO, 80615
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a new drum of sealant into the road sealant machine and caught their left thumb between the compression piston and plunger assembly resulting in amputation of the distal end.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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