RIFLE, COLORADO—
Par Electrical Contractors Inc.
Entangled in other object or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Par Electrical Contractors Inc., South County Rd 309, RIFLE, COLORADO 81650 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to free wire that was hung up in a dolly. When the wire was freed, it pulled his left hand into the dolly, partially amputating his left pinky finger.
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