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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022087568 · 8/25/2022 · Innovations Manufacturing, Inc.

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
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Innovations Manufacturing, Inc.
Location
4555 Grape Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
NAICS
332321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. on August 25, 2022, an employee was using a vinyl glazing bead punch. The machine activated while his finger was under the punch, and it amputated the tip of his right index finger. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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