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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119594 · 11/5/2021 · Towers Northwest

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
Towers Northwest
Location
4490 East Blaney Road, PEYTON, COLORADO, 80831
NAICS
517919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a cable up a communication tower using a capstan winch. His left arm contacted the winch line and became entangled under the rope and drum. He suffered three broken arm bones, constriction wounds, and lacerations to the arm. His middle and ring fingers were medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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