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Rose Medical Center

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rose Medical Center in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Rose Medical Center Report ID 2023098935
Address 4567 East 9th Avenue City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80220
Event Date September 27, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.73000, -104.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing the end unit handle belt on an air handler unit. His glove was caught in the belt, which resulted in an amputation through the tuft of the distal phalanx of the fifth finger.

Incident Summary

On September 27, 2023, a worker at Rose Medical Center in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.

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