Springs Fabrication, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. — Amputations — LOVELAND, COLORADO
| Employer | Springs Fabrication, Inc. | Report ID | 2015030118 |
| Address | 3951 MacArthur Ave. | City, State ZIP | LOVELAND, COLORADO 80538 |
| Event Date | March 12, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container |
| Secondary Source | Metal plates, metal panels | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332420 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.43000, -104.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee amputated his left thumb at the distal joint while using an overhead gantry crane. His thumb got caught in a pinch point between a metal plate weighing approximately 300 pounds and the lifting frame when a magnet holding the plate failed.
Incident Summary
On March 12, 2015, a worker at Springs Fabrication, Inc. in LOVELAND, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c., with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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