Denver Center for the Performing Arts

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Cuts, lacerations — DENVER, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Denver Center for the Performing Arts in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Denver Center for the Performing Arts Report ID 2020021341
Address 1101 13th Street City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80204
Event Date February 11, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Boring, routing, notching machines
Industry (NAICS) 711410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.74000, -104.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a router to duplicate chair parts in plywood. She was feeding the corner of the material into the spinning bit when the bit grabbed the material and spun it out of her control. She suffered a deep laceration to the left index finger.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2020, a worker at Denver Center for the Performing Arts in DENVER, COLORADO suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with boring, routing, notching machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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