Bills Volume Sales , Inc.

Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) — Amputations involving bone loss — BRUSH, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Bills Volume Sales , Inc. in BRUSH, COLORADO
Employer Bills Volume Sales , Inc. Report ID 20241110940
Address 1110 N. Cameron Street City, State ZIP BRUSH, COLORADO 80723
Event Date November 25, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed between running equipment and other object(s) Source of Injury Material and personnel handling machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Vehicle, machine frame
Industry (NAICS) 423820 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.26000, -103.62000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were working to set a new feed mixer box onto a truck for transport. The injured employee was holding the scale frame as the box was lowered onto the truck chassis. Their left index finger was pinned between the metal pieces of the box resulting in amputation at the distal knuckle.

Incident Summary

On November 25, 2024, a worker at Bills Volume Sales , Inc. in BRUSH, COLORADO suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed between running equipment and other object(s), with material and personnel handling machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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