Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mastec Utility Services
Start: 6/14/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023065227 · 6/14/2023 · Mastec Utility Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source: Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name: Mastec Utility Services
Location: 1440 Chuck Wagon Lane, PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO, 81007
NAICS: 926130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was flipping rods in a boring machine when a button was pushed, causing the grips to clamp down on the employee's finger. His left middle finger was partially amputated.

Source

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