GA Welding and Demolition

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — BRUSH, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at GA Welding and Demolition in BRUSH, COLORADO
Employer GA Welding and Demolition Report ID 2024109366
Address 906 Edison Street City, State ZIP BRUSH, COLORADO 80723
Event Date October 7, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Boring, planing, milling machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 333992 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.25000, -103.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting a metal plate with a mill machine and making adjustments to the plate when his right index finger was crushed between the machine and the guard. The employee sustained an amputation of the finger.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2024, a worker at GA Welding and Demolition in BRUSH, COLORADO suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with boring, planing, milling machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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