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GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Employer GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP Report ID 2021119495
Address 641 WINTERS DR. City, State ZIP COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80907
Event Date November 3, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Generators
Secondary Source Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.88000, -104.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hitching a trailer to a generator. As the generator hitch was set on the edge of the truck hitch, it slipped and caught the employee's fingertip. The fingertip and fingernail were amputated (without bone loss).

Incident Summary

On November 3, 2021, a worker at GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with generators identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, 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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