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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021108915 · 10/16/2021 · Golden Aluminum, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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, unspecified
Source
Milling machines

Employer

Name
Golden Aluminum, Inc.
Location
1405 E. 14th St., FORT LUPTON, COLORADO, 80621
NAICS
331315
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee's left hand was caught between a mill's spindle shaft and an input roller when the spindle shaft activated, resulting in a partial amputation of their index finger at the last joint, as well as crush injuries to their middle finger and thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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