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Amputations

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
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