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Taylor Farms Colorado

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part — Amputations — COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Taylor Farms Colorado in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Employer Taylor Farms Colorado Report ID 2022109164
Address 890 North New Port Road City, State ZIP COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80916
Event Date October 19, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part Source of Injury Buckets, baskets, pails
Secondary Source Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311991 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 38.81000, -104.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a basket full of product that was suspended on a hook. The basket unhooked and fell on his right hand, resulting in amputations to the employee's right thumb and index fingers.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2022, a worker at Taylor Farms Colorado in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part, with buckets, baskets, pails identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,850 severe injury reports involving "Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part injuries.

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