Vestas Blades America, Inc
Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WINDSOR, COLORADO
| Employer | Vestas Blades America, Inc | Report ID | 2025077028 |
| Address | 11140 Eastman Park Drive | City, State ZIP | WINDSOR, COLORADO 80550 |
| Event Date | July 19, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running | Source of Injury | Reels, rolls, spools, coils |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 333611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.46000, -104.84000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was working to move a paper roller carriage, which is a 3 by 3-foot paper roll weighing approximately 500 pounds. The employee's hands were positioned in the area where the spool meets the cradle. As the employee moved the carriage across a floor track, the paper roll was dislodged and caught the employee's finger, severing it. The employee's right middle fingertip was partially amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 19, 2025, a worker at Vestas Blades America, Inc in WINDSOR, COLORADO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running, with reels, rolls, spools, coils identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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