Welch Equipment Company
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — DENVER, COLORADO
| Employer | Welch Equipment Company | Report ID | 2024099038 |
| Address | 5400 Pecos Street | City, State ZIP | DENVER, COLORADO 80221 |
| Event Date | September 27, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning | Source of Injury | Beams and rails metal |
| Secondary Source | Beams and rails metal | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 811118 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.79000, -105.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stacking uprights at a customer location. While lowering a steel beam, he lost footing and his left little fingertip was caught and amputated between two steel beams.
Incident Summary
On September 27, 2024, a worker at Welch Equipment Company in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with beams and rails metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 436 severe injury reports involving "Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning injuries.
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