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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022076280 · 7/19/2022 · GeoCraft Builders

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Trailers
Secondary source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name
GeoCraft Builders
Location
2500 Centennial Blvd, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80907
NAICS
236115
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unhitching an air compressor trailer. The employee's left thumb was caught between the trailer and the hitch, and the thumb tip was amputated. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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