Martin Marrieta
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
| Employer | Martin Marrieta | Report ID | 2016088161 |
| Address | 1800 North Taft Road | City, State ZIP | FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80521 |
| Event Date | August 31, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Secondary Source | Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 324121 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.58000, -105.10000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was hooking up a trailer with a port-a-potty on it to a truck hitch. As the employee manually lifted the trailer bed to hook it to the truck hitch, the employee dropped the bed and pinched his middle finger on the block resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 31, 2016, a worker at Martin Marrieta in FORT COLLINS, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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