Amputations

Name: Amputations at Centura Health
Start: 10/7/2022

1 amputation · 2022108847 · 10/7/2022 · Centura Health

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Manhole and cistern covers
Secondary source: Crowbars

Employer

Name: Centura Health
Location: 2525 S DOWNING ST, DENVER, COLORADO, 80210
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a manhole cover on a wastewater pit. The cover slipped off a pry bar and caught the employee's finger against the edge of its recess. The employee's fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

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