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Simon Contractors

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person — Amputations — STERLING, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Simon Contractors in STERLING, COLORADO
Employer Simon Contractors Report ID 2018043578
Address 20525 Riverside Drive City, State ZIP STERLING, COLORADO 80751
Event Date April 13, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person Source of Injury Sledges, sledgehammers
Industry (NAICS) 324121 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.62000, -103.19000

Incident Narrative

On 4/02/2018, employees were replacing a pin in the chain for a slat conveyor. The sledge hammer used to pound the pin into the chain missed the pin and struck the left pinky finger of the employee who was holding the pin. The employee's fingertip had to be later amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 13, 2018, a worker at Simon Contractors in STERLING, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person, with sledges, sledgehammers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 111 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person injuries.

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