SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC

Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle — Amputations — CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC in CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO
Employer SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC Report ID 2021053900
Address 249 S. Gilbert St. City, State ZIP CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO 80104
Event Date May 12, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle Source of Injury Dump truck
Industry (NAICS) 423820 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.36000, -104.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was loading a tandem dump truck with road base material. Some of the load had been dumped so the truck would not be overloaded, and material had collected under the tailgate, preventing it from closing. As the employee tried to clear away the material, the employee's right middle finger was caught between the tailgate and the tailgate latch. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On May 12, 2021, a worker at SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC in CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by swinging part of powered vehicle, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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