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Faris Machinery Company

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Faris Machinery Company in COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO
Employer Faris Machinery Company Report ID 2015079825
Address 5770 East 77th Ave City, State ZIP COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO 80022
Event Date July 24, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 423810 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.83000, -104.92000

Incident Narrative

The employee was working on a sewer truck and trying to pull a ladder down. The ladder was stuck and when he forced the ladder to move, his left ring and middle fingers were pinched between the ladder and a utility door. The left ring fingertip was amputated (no bone loss).

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2015, a worker at Faris Machinery Company in COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with movable ladders, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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