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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019099787 · 9/18/2019 · Drexel Metals Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Bending, rolling, shaping machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Drexel Metals Inc.
Location
6270 Joyce Dr, ARVADA, COLORADO, 80403
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a sheet metal folding machine. The machine activated and crushed the employee's hands, causing the amputation of three fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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