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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025021951 · 2/28/2025 · Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.

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
Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Altman Specialty Plants, Inc.
Location
14095 Peyton Highway, PEYTON, COLORADO, 80831
NAICS
111421
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was removing plant flats from a pulley conveyor and was adjusting plants on the conveyor. The employee put their left hand under a flat to fix it, and their glove got caught on a pulley, resulting in amputation of the left little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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