SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — ARVADA, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. in ARVADA, COLORADO
Employer SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. Report ID 2017109774
Address 9881 W. 58th Ave. City, State ZIP ARVADA, COLORADO 80002
Event Date October 11, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cabinets, cases-display, storage
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.80000, -105.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing the door to an open safe when her right thumb was caught between the door and the frame, crushing the bone and amputating the tip of the thumb.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2017, a worker at SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. in ARVADA, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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