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M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY in HUGO, COLORADO
Employer M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY Report ID 2018066154
Address 41859 CR 45 City, State ZIP HUGO, COLORADO 80821
Event Date June 21, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary Source Beams-unattached metal
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.09000, -103.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to install a lifting beam on the top of a tower section when his finger was pinched between the beam and the forklift, resulting in an amputation of his left ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2018, a worker at M.A. MORTENSON COMPANY in HUGO, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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