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Frictionless World, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Frictionless World, LLC in WESTMINSTER, COLORADO
Employer Frictionless World, LLC Report ID 20171110510
Address 1100 West 120th Ave City, State ZIP WESTMINSTER, COLORADO 80234
Event Date November 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.90000, -105.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assembling a log splitter. He was putting on a sling choker for a log splitter beam when another beam rolled forward and severely cut and crushed his right finger between the two beams. The last digit of his right finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 2, 2017, a worker at Frictionless World, LLC in WESTMINSTER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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, amputation.

Context

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