Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Yesco LLC, 11220 E 53rd Ave, DENVER, COLORADO 80239
on — Amputations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
At 6:30AM on 10/12/16, a crane truck was being setup to load a sign and the truck's outriggers were being setup to stabilize the truck. The injured employee was on the passenger back-side of the truck holding the man basket in place so that the swivel of the basket would not come in contact with tubing on the crane. As he was holding the crane basket, the back outrigger came down and crushed his right foot. Four toes were amputated at the hospital.
An employee was making neon signs. He was glass pulling, attained a vacuum in the tube, and pumped the tube with neon. The employee was charging the sign with electricity to check the level of illumination. The employee was trying to attain 300 milliamps in the tube. During bombarding, the milliamp meter malfunctioned and the employee tried to troubleshoot. An arc flash occurred and the employee was shocked and burned on his arms and hands. He also received a laceration to the right elbow and bruising on the right hand.
An employee was going to fill a pallet with items from the warehouse. He was reaching for the handle of the pallet jack but unintentionally grabbed the throttle, causing the pallet jack to move and pin him against another pallet jack. The employee sustained a leg fracture.
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