Dragon Products, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LAMAR, COLORADO
| Employer | Dragon Products, LLC | Report ID | 2020043886 |
| Address | 700 Avenida Colonia | City, State ZIP | LAMAR, COLORADO 81052 |
| Event Date | April 28, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Trailers |
| Secondary Source | Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.08000, -102.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was bolting a support leg onto the bottom of a trailer. The front of the trailer was lifted slightly in order to insert the leg mounting bracket into position under the trailer mounting bracket. Once in position and after being lowered, the two brackets can be bolted together. The employee's left hand was on the back side of the support leg and his thumb tip was amputated in a pinch point between the two brackets while the trailer was being lowered.
Incident Summary
On April 28, 2020, a worker at Dragon Products, LLC in LAMAR, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers 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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