ARVADA, COLORADO—
SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at SEARS ROEBUCK & CO., 9881 W. 58th Ave., ARVADA, COLORADO 80002 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was closing the door to an open safe when her right thumb was caught between the door and the frame, crushing the bone and amputating the tip of the thumb.
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