Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Grand Valley Water Users Association
Start: 4/28/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043922 · 4/28/2025 · Grand Valley Water Users Association

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Elbow(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source: Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Grand Valley Water Users Association
Location: On Canal end of 18th road on Government Highline Canal, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, 81501
NAICS: 221310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was spraying down an area by a conveyor he had been using. Moving parts (such as rollers and chains) inside a gear box amputated his right arm at the elbow. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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