Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

BLACK ROOFING, INC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, unspecified — BOULDER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BLACK ROOFING, INC in BOULDER, COLORADO
Employer BLACK ROOFING, INC Report ID 2017021751
Address 6115 BEN PLACE, SUITE A City, State ZIP BOULDER, COLORADO 80301
Event Date February 23, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, unspecified Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.01000, -105.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a pair of forks for craning onto a delivery truck. The pair of forks have a sliding mechanism that helps with loading and unloading. One of the forks slid towards the employee as he was loading the truck and his right middle fingertip was caught and amputated (no bone).

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2017, a worker at BLACK ROOFING, INC in BOULDER, COLORADO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, unspecified to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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.

See all reports for BLACK ROOFING, INC.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Feb 28, 2019 Global Brass and Copper LLC EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Sep 23, 2015 Cincinnati Sub Zero Products, Inc. SHARONVILLE, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Jun 22, 2020 Primoris Pipeline Services ODESSA, TEXAS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jun 23, 2017 U.S. DEPT OF JUSTICE SALTERS, SOUTH CAROLINA Amputations Amp.
Jan 19, 2022 Bimbo Bakeries USA HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA Amputations Amp.
May 4, 2018 Townhomes, LLC LAKE CITY, FLORIDA Amputations Amp.
Aug 3, 2016 Richardson Stevedoring Logistics CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS Crushing injuries Hosp.
Aug 28, 2018 The Hershey Company HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports