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ROCKY MOUNTAIN PRESTRESS

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at ROCKY MOUNTAIN PRESTRESS in AURORA, COLORADO
Employer ROCKY MOUNTAIN PRESTRESS Report ID 2015129590
Address 14000 E Wesley Ave City, State ZIP AURORA, COLORADO 80014
Event Date December 18, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 327390 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.66000, -104.83000

Incident Narrative

On 12/18/15 at approximately 9:30am, two employees were offloading pre-cast concrete stairs off of a truck with a link belt crane at a new commercial construction project. As they unloaded the third piece, one of the employees was using both hands to guide the piece to the ground. The suspended stair came into contact with a stair on the ground. As the pieces came together, the employee's left middle finger was pinched between the concrete stairs. A partial fingertip amputation may have occurred.

Incident Summary

On December 18, 2015, a worker at ROCKY MOUNTAIN PRESTRESS in AURORA, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with structural elements, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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