Amputations

Name: Amputations at Lightning Systems, Inc.
Start: 1/26/2021

1 amputation · 2021010725 · 1/26/2021 · Lightning Systems, Inc.

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: Battery-vehicle
Secondary source: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Lightning Systems, Inc.
Location: 815 14th Stret SW SuiteA100, LOVELAND, COLORADO, 80537
NAICS: 336320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A vehicle battery frame was being held by a scissor lift on one end while two other employees at the other end pushed the battery (weighing about 650 pounds) into position to be attached to the frame. One employee's left ring finger was caught and crushed between the frame and the battery. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

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