Amputations

Name: Amputations at Neiman Enterprises, Inc.
Start: 10/19/2018

1 amputation · 20181010809 · 10/19/2018 · Neiman Enterprises, 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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Neiman Enterprises, Inc.
Location: 11925 65.30 Road, MONTROSE, COLORADO, 81401
NAICS: 321113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in an air filtration system when another employee re-energized the machine without realizing the injured employee was still working inside it. The blades activated and amputated four fingers of the employee's left hand.

Source

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