LITTLETON, COLORADO—
Foley Products Company
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Foley Products Company, 8311 Carder Court, LITTLETON, COLORADO 80125 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was starting the filling process for an 18-inch elliptical form and then prepared headers for the next step of production. The employee loaded the headers into the elliptical header form and rotated a lever to engage the lifting lugs when his right middle fingertip was pinched by the lever, resulting in amputation.
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On March 13, 2018, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was using a crane to unload a 6x6 concrete box when the crane became unbalanced and rolled over, pinning and crushing the employee's legs under the fuel tank. He was hospitalized.
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An employee was operating a mixer in the production department and was forming a 15 inch round concrete pipe. The employee's right hand was caught inside the pipe between a concrete rotor and the form resulting in the amputation of three fingers.
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