TRUSTILE DOORS, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TRUSTILE DOORS, LLC in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer TRUSTILE DOORS, LLC Report ID 20161211824
Address 1732 E 66 AVE City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80229
Event Date December 20, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 321911 Inspection # 1200361
GPS Coordinates 39.81000, -104.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the dust collection drum on a CNC router when the dust collection system's airlock amputated his right index finger at the middle phalange. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2016, a worker at TRUSTILE DOORS, LLC in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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