BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO—
ANDRITZ SEPARATION, INC.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ANDRITZ SEPARATION, INC., Upper Blue Sanitation District, BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO 80424 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a piece of machinery with a crane when the load slipped and his left index finger was pinched between the beam on the crane and the load. He was hospitalized and his left index fingertip was amputated.
More severe injuries at ANDRITZ SEPARATION, INC.
PITTSBURG, TEXAS—
ANDRITZ SEPARATION, INC.
An employee was cutting a brass punch on the band saw. When the employee went to clamp the brass part, the part moved causing the clamp to crush the end of their right middle finger and it amputated the finger between the first knuckle and the fingernail.
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Andritz Separation Inc.
An employee was struck by a centrifuge engine, knocked off by a top shelf by slack in a crane cord. The employee suffered broken vertebrae and lacerations to the head and neck.
SCOTT DEPOT, WEST VIRGINIA—
Andritz Separation, Inc.
On November 22, 2016, at approximately 8:00 a.m., an employee was using a floor-operated overhead crane to lift a gear unit. The fine thread eye bolts that secured the load to the chain sling became stripped and allowed the load to fall onto the employee, causing a fracture and nerve/artery damage.
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