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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021010572 · 1/21/2021 · TRINIDAD BENHAM CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
TRINIDAD BENHAM CORPORATION
Location
1500 RIGHT OF WAY ROAD, STERLING, COLORADO, 80751
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a poly packaging machine when the machine jammed. The employee was unclogging the jam when the machine cycled and the jaws closed. His hand contacted the serrated blade and caused the amputation of the pad on his left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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