LOUISVILLE, COLORADO—
RMS Cranes, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at RMS Cranes, LLC, 183 Taylor Ave, LOUISVILLE, COLORADO 80027 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was applying aerosol lubricant to a crane boom hoist. The employee's left index finger was caught between the boom hoist rope and the fleeting sheave and was partially amputated.
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