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Westmount Hospitality Management LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — DENVER, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Westmount Hospitality Management LLC in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Westmount Hospitality Management LLC Report ID 2017109886
Address 4850 LEETSDALE DR City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80246
Event Date October 14, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Clothes washers
Industry (NAICS) 721110 Inspection # 1273817
GPS Coordinates 39.70000, -104.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working in the laundry room when he heard a noise from a washing machine. He opened the running washer and his arm may have became wrapped in a sheet and rotated. His arm was badly broken, resulting in an amputation below the elbow.

Incident Summary

On October 14, 2017, a worker at Westmount Hospitality Management LLC in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with clothes washers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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