Amputations

Name: Amputations at RK MECHANICAL
Start: 8/8/2022

1 amputation · 2022087000 · 8/8/2022 · RK MECHANICAL

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Bending, crimping machines

Employer

Name: RK MECHANICAL
Location: 3800 Xanthia Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80207
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a sheet metal coupler/bending machine, putting a groove into a piece of HVAC. The employee's left middle fingertip was caught by the machine and amputated by the swaging wheel.

Source

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