Brown Strauss, Inc.
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — AURORA, COLORADO
| Employer | Brown Strauss, Inc. | Report ID | 20161011140 |
| Address | 2495 Uravan St. | City, State ZIP | AURORA, COLORADO 80011 |
| Event Date | October 12, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Source of Injury | Sledges, sledgehammers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423510 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.75000, -104.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 10/12/2016, an employee was squaring up steel with a sledgehammer to cut it with a saw. While he was swinging the sledgehammer, the head of the hammer missed the steel and instead smashed his right index finger between the hammer handle and the steel, lacerating and fracturing his fingertip. His fingertip had to be amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 12, 2016, a worker at Brown Strauss, Inc. in AURORA, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with sledges, sledgehammers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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