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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020032562 · 3/18/2020 · RK MECHANICAL, 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 regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
RK MECHANICAL, INC.
Location
3800 Xanthia Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80238
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was feeding sheet metal into a rolling machine when his glove got struck on a burr on the sheet metal and his left hand was drawn into the roller. The employee sustained the amputation of his left ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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