Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Murphy Co. Mechanical Contractors
Start: 11/5/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20241110330 · 11/5/2024 · Murphy Co. Mechanical Contractors

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Bending, rolling, shaping, stamping machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Murphy Co. Mechanical Contractors
Location: 12789 Emerson Street, THORNTON, COLORADO, 80241
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting a test groove during a die change with the high grooving machine. The employee's hand came in contact with the point of operation, resulting in an amputation of their middle and index fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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