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Heuberger Motors, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Heuberger Motors, Inc. in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Employer Heuberger Motors, Inc. Report ID 2019010161
Address 1080 Motor City Drive City, State ZIP COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80905
Event Date January 6, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Automobile lifts and hoists
Industry (NAICS) 441110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.81000, -104.83000

Incident Narrative

An employee was setting a vehicle on a lift when the lift began to rise. His right ring finger was caught between the vehicle and the lift. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 6, 2019, a worker at Heuberger Motors, Inc. in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with automobile lifts and hoists identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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