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Nilex

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — CENTENNIAL, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Nilex in CENTENNIAL, COLORADO
Employer Nilex Report ID 2015075095
Address 15253 E Fremont Dr City, State ZIP CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112
Event Date July 27, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 423390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.58000, -104.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a container from the loading dock. He was pulling the metal plate that fits between the loading dock and the container when his right index finger got stuck between the plate and dock and was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 27, 2015, a worker at Nilex in CENTENNIAL, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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