Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Les Schwab Tire Centers of Colorado, Inc., 8940 E. Hampdon Ave, DENVER, COLORADO 80231
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was changing a tire on a tire machine. The machine's arm came down and pinched his right middle finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedSpecial process machinery, n.e.c.
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