Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mountain View Electric Association
Start: 4/3/2023

1 amputation · 2023042936 · 4/3/2023 · Mountain View Electric Association

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Mountain View Electric Association
Location: County road 197, LIMON, COLORADO, 80828
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a rope reel from an electrical line that was being pulled for tension. The reel fell and struck his left hand; his hand was caught between the truck-mounted bucket and the reel. The employee's left little finger was crushed and the fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

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