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Alpine Fire Sprinklers, Inc.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — COEUR D ALENE, IDAHO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Alpine Fire Sprinklers, Inc. in COEUR D ALENE, IDAHO
Employer Alpine Fire Sprinklers, Inc. Report ID 2017054146
Address 418 Lakeside Avenue City, State ZIP COEUR D ALENE, IDAHO 83814
Event Date May 8, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Wrenches-power not determined
Industry (NAICS) 922160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 47.67000, -116.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to remove a fitting from a pipe when his pinky finger was caught and amputated between the pipe and the wrench.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2017, a worker at Alpine Fire Sprinklers, Inc. in COEUR D ALENE, IDAHO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with wrenches-power not determined identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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