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L.B. Foster Co

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — PUEBLO, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at L.B. Foster Co in PUEBLO, COLORADO
Employer L.B. Foster Co Report ID 2023032600
Address 381 Lockheed Street City, State ZIP PUEBLO, COLORADO 81001
Event Date March 23, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection # 1661179
GPS Coordinates 38.28000, -104.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning strips of aramid fiber material out of the motorized roller table of an end mill trim machine. His glove was caught in the end mill's rotating bits, which pulled his hand into the machine. He suffered a laceration and a broken knuckle on the right hand.

Incident Summary

On March 23, 2023, a worker at L.B. Foster Co in PUEBLO, COLORADO suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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