Conservation Legacy
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HESPERUS, COLORADO
| Employer | Conservation Legacy | Report ID | 2025077527 |
| Address | Old Fort Lewis at Hesperus, 18683 CO-140 | City, State ZIP | HESPERUS, COLORADO 81326 |
| Event Date | July 31, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Logging and wood processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 115310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.22000, -108.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were operating a wood splitter. An employee was loading wood into the splitter when the tip of his right thumb was crushed between the rear end of the wood and the back metal plate of the wood splitter. The employee's thumb tip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On July 31, 2025, a worker at Conservation Legacy in HESPERUS, COLORADO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with logging and wood processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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