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Amputations
1 amputation · 2019021734 · 2/15/2019 · Transwest
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- Source
- Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- Secondary source
- Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Employer
- Name
- Transwest
- Location
- 20770 I-76, BRIGHTON, COLORADO, 80601
- NAICS
- 484110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was moving a fixture from a forklift. The fixture slipped and pinched his right index finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown