Amputations

Name: Amputations at AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE
Start: 8/26/2020

1 amputation · 2020088095 · 8/26/2020 · AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name: AMERICAN FURNITURE WAREHOUSE
Location: 8820 AMERICAN WAY, ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 80112
NAICS: 442110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lowering a dock plate onto the rear of a trailer. Another employee stepped on the plate, causing it to pinch the first employee's hand. He suffered a fingertip amputation.

Source

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