BURLINGTON, COLORADO—
Blattner Energy, INC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Blattner Energy, INC, 23987 CR 51, BURLINGTON, COLORADO 80807 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On 7/17/15, an employee's thumb was amputated when caught between a large steel ring and a railing during loading of the steel ring onto a trailer.
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