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Transwest

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Transwest in BRIGHTON, COLORADO
Employer Transwest Report ID 2019021734
Address 20770 I-76 City, State ZIP BRIGHTON, COLORADO 80601
Event Date February 15, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 484110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.97000, -104.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a fixture from a forklift. The fixture slipped and pinched his right index finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2019, a worker at Transwest in BRIGHTON, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.

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