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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022010526 · 1/19/2022 · Spendrup Fan Company

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 regular operation
Source
Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery

Employer

Name
Spendrup Fan Company
Location
2768 C 1/2 Road, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81502
NAICS
333413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to grab an 18-inch piece of sample material coming through an angle roller when their fingers became caught in the machine. The employee sustained a cut to their right middle finger and a partial degloving and partial amputation to their left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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