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Atec Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Atec Inc in HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH
Employer Atec Inc Report ID 2020043421
Address Hill Air Force Base City, State ZIP HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH 84056
Event Date April 14, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Parts and materials, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 423860 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.12000, -111.98000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were assembling a roll-up door. Tension had been applied to help roll the curtain into the door barrel; one of the employees was using a metal bar and a pin to secure the pre-tension wheel as this tension was slowly released. The pin dislodged and the wheel spun, pinching the employee's left hand between the end bell metal plate and the bar. The employee's index and middle fingers were crushed and the tip of the left index finger was amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2020, a worker at Atec Inc in HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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