St. Mary's Medical Center
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
| Employer | St. Mary's Medical Center | Report ID | 2018065514 |
| Address | 2635 N. 7th Street | City, State ZIP | GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO 81501 |
| Event Date | June 6, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Cabinets, cases-display, storage |
| Industry (NAICS) | 722211 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.09000, -108.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading a deposit into a safe and when she turned the mechanism to load the deposit bag, it caught her hand and amputated part of her left middle finger.
Incident Summary
On June 6, 2018, a worker at St. Mary's Medical Center in GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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