Amputations

Name: Amputations at BRON TAPES INC.
Start: 11/19/2018

1 amputation · 20181111911 · 11/19/2018 · BRON TAPES INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Slitters, winders-paper production
Secondary source: Sheets, towels, linens, bedding

Employer

Name: BRON TAPES INC.
Location: 875 W Ellsworth Ave,, DENVER, COLORADO, 80223
NAICS: 423840
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a saw to cut logs of tape on a floating machine. The employee was holding a towel that was then pulled into the saw blade, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The machine was not guarded at the time.

Source

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