Amputations

Name: Amputations at Vestas Nacelles America, Inc.
Start: 7/17/2019

1 amputation · 2019077286 · 7/17/2019 · Vestas Nacelles America, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Turning handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Vestas Nacelles America, Inc.
Location: 1500 N. East Crown Prince Blvd., BRIGHTON, COLORADO, 80603
NAICS: 333611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was screwing a nut onto a bolt using a battery-powered torque tool when their left index fingertip was pinched between the tool and the bolt. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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