Leidos
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — AURORA, COLORADO
| Employer | Leidos | Report ID | 2016109414 |
| Address | 17699 E Steamboat Avenue | City, State ZIP | AURORA, COLORADO 80011 |
| Event Date | October 5, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 541330 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.72000, -104.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was dumping trash from a gondola style trash bin into a dumpster. The trash bin began to tip over into the dumpster and the employee grabbed it. The employee's finger was smashed between the bin and dumpster, amputating a fingertip.
Incident Summary
On October 5, 2016, a worker at Leidos in AURORA, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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