Amputations

Name: Amputations at Springs Fabrication, Inc
Start: 4/1/2022

1 amputation · 2022042920 · 4/1/2022 · Springs Fabrication, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Metal plates, metal panels
Secondary source: Vises, clamps

Employer

Name: Springs Fabrication, Inc
Location: 850 Aeroplaza Dr., COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80916
NAICS: 332312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a magnetic clamp to align bolt holes on a plate. The employee went to adjust the plate and it got hooked on a bolt. The bolt caught the plate enough to pull it loose from the magnet. The plate fell and amputated the employee's left middle finger.

Source

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