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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020043155 · 4/7/2020 · Westco Fabrication, LLC

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
Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name
Westco Fabrication, LLC
Location
4155 Hwy 6, GYPSUM, COLORADO, 81637
NAICS
332322
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a machine to bend metal ridge cap shingles. The machine's dies closed on his right hand and crushed the fingers. The ring finger was surgically amputated, as were the middle and little fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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