Amputations

Name: Amputations at Welch Equipment Company
Start: 1/5/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010131 · 1/5/2023 · Welch Equipment Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling powered vehicle
Source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source: Jacks

Employer

Name: Welch Equipment Company
Location: 3980 Central Park BLVD, DENVER, COLORADO, 80238
NAICS: 811118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a drive unit in a forklift. While lowering the jack to put the drive unit in place, the jack slid out from under the power unit of the forklift, causing the employee's hand to be crushed. Three of the employee's fingers were amputated.

Source

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