WINDSOR, COLORADO—
Simon Contractors
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Simon Contractors, 780 E Garden Drive, WINDSOR, COLORADO 80550 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
A backhoe operator was exiting the cab of the backhoe when his wedding ring got caught in the door handle. When he stepped down, the momentum caused injury to the left ring finger that required partial amputation at the hospital.
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WHITEWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA—
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An employee was standing on the second step of a step-ladder unhooking a 4-inch hose. After unhooking the hose, the end of the hose caught his glove pulling the employee off the ladder to the deck two feet below the ladder. The hose continued to pull the employee to the ground approximately 2.5 feet below the stepladder. The employee suffered neck trauma and spinal cord swelling.
STERLING, COLORADO—
Simon Contractors
On 4/02/2018, employees were replacing a pin in the chain for a slat conveyor. The sledge hammer used to pound the pin into the chain missed the pin and struck the left pinky finger of the employee who was holding the pin. The employee's fingertip had to be later amputated.
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