pewag Traction Chain, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PUEBLO, COLORADO
| Employer | pewag Traction Chain, Inc. | Report ID | 2020087328 |
| Address | 190 Greenhorn Dr | City, State ZIP | PUEBLO, COLORADO 81004 |
| Event Date | August 4, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332618 | Inspection # | 1490432 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.20000, -104.62000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a sidehook machine. The machine's arm came down and pressed the employee's hand into a recessed area for a mandrel. The hand was crushed and the employee underwent bone reduction surgery to the little finger.
Incident Summary
On August 4, 2020, a worker at pewag Traction Chain, Inc. in PUEBLO, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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