Foley Products Company
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — LITTLETON, COLORADO
| Employer | Foley Products Company | Report ID | 2023098745 |
| Address | 8311 Carder Court | City, State ZIP | LITTLETON, COLORADO 80125 |
| Event Date | September 21, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 327332 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.55000, -105.04000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was starting the filling process for an 18-inch elliptical form and then prepared headers for the next step of production. The employee loaded the headers into the elliptical header form and rotated a lever to engage the lifting lugs when his right middle fingertip was pinched by the lever, resulting in amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 21, 2023, a worker at Foley Products Company in LITTLETON, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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