Schultz Industries, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GOLDEN, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Schultz Industries, Inc. in GOLDEN, COLORADO
Employer Schultz Industries, Inc. Report ID 2016054158
Address 13451 W 43rd Dr City, State ZIP GOLDEN, COLORADO 80403
Event Date May 13, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Mowing machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.77000, -105.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a lawn mower when the belt/pulley amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip. The mower was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2016, a worker at Schultz Industries, Inc. in GOLDEN, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with mowing machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

See all reports for Schultz Industries, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jul 24, 2015 HALLMARK CARDS INCORPORATED LAWRENCE, KANSAS Amputations Amp.
Nov 24, 2021 Shaw Industries Group, Inc. RINGGOLD, GEORGIA Amputations Amp.
May 13, 2020 S&S Quality Meats EMPORIA, KANSAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Feb 28, 2021 NetShape Technologies, Inc. FALLS CREEK, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
May 22, 2017 Zoroco Packing Inc. CALDWELL, IDAHO Amputations Amp.
Sep 20, 2019 U.S. Dept of Justice-Bureau of Prisons BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA Amputations Amp.
Aug 22, 2022 Gulf Rice Milling, Inc. HOUSTON, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Dec 12, 2015 Zachry Odebrecht Parkway Builders SPRING, TEXAS Dislocation of joints Hosp.