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Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium in WESTMINSTER, COLORADO
Employer Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium Report ID 2019021838
Address 6252 W 104th Ave City, State ZIP WESTMINSTER, COLORADO 80020
Event Date February 18, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Playground equipment
Secondary Source Structural elements, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 712110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.88000, -105.06000

Incident Narrative

An employee and three other volunteers were lifting a children's climbing caterpillar (about 4 feet long) off two 2-inch posts. The employee's hand was caught between the caterpillar and a post. The tip of the employee's left middle finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On February 18, 2019, a worker at Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium in WESTMINSTER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with playground equipment 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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