Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at International Jet Aviation Services, Inc., 8511 Aviator Lane, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO 80112
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the toes(s), toenail(s).
Final narrative
While mowing the lawn on a slope, an employee lost their footing. The employee's right foot went under the lawn mower, which cut a toe.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was cleaning up a fuel barn. They were winding up a power cord when they tripped on the cord and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured left wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was helping to move an aircraft into a hangar when his fingers were crushed between the hangar door handle and the hangar door, resulting in fractures and an amputation.
An employee was closing the rear door of a 22-ft. box truck when the truck began to drive away. The employee had one foot on the back of the truck and one foot on the dock; he fell from the dock to the pavement and sustained a head contusion.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.