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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2024010750 · 1/24/2024 · W & W - AFCO Steel LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Stationary saws band
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
W & W - AFCO Steel LLC
Location
31455 Weld County Road 39 1/2, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
NAICS
332312
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using an overhead bridge crane to position a piece of steel on a band saw. The employee went to stabilize the piece when the hydraulic clamp closed on the employee's little finger. The finger was surgically amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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