Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Engineering Metalworks, LLC
Start: 1/14/2021

1 amputation · 2021010388 · 1/14/2021 · U.S. Engineering Metalworks, 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, rolling, shaping machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: U.S. Engineering Metalworks, LLC
Location: U.S Engineering Metal Works, BERTHOUD, COLORADO, 80513
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a pipe groover to groove 10-inch steel pipes. He stopped the machine and was adjusting the groove depth when the machine activated again and pulled in the fingers on his left hand. All four fingers were amputated up to the middle joint.

Source

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