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Intermountain Healthcare Lutheran Medical Center

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Intermountain Healthcare Lutheran Medical Center in WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
Employer Intermountain Healthcare Lutheran Medical Center Report ID 2023010872
Address 8300 West 38th Avenue City, State ZIP WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 80033
Event Date January 27, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Vehicle, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.76000, -105.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a ride-on vacuum when his left middle finger was caught in the drive belt, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2023, a worker at Intermountain Healthcare Lutheran Medical Center in WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with vehicle, n.e.c identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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