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Northern Colorado Disposal Inc

Struck by object or equipment rolling freely — Amputations — GREELEY, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Northern Colorado Disposal Inc in GREELEY, COLORADO
Employer Northern Colorado Disposal Inc Report ID 2018077281
Address 14902 County Road 64 City, State ZIP GREELEY, COLORADO 80631
Event Date July 19, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Leg(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by object or equipment rolling freely Source of Injury Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary Source Trash compactors
Industry (NAICS) 562111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.45000, -104.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was going to remove the tarp from a compactor. Another employee was unloading a roll-off container in the transfer station and didn't realize the injured employee was there. The injured employee's right leg was pinched between the roll-off container and the compactor, resulting in a right leg amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2018, a worker at Northern Colorado Disposal Inc in GREELEY, COLORADO suffered amputations to the leg(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment rolling freely, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 196 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object or equipment rolling freely" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object or equipment rolling freely injuries.

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