FOUNTAIN, COLORADO—
Wagner Equipment Co.
Fire unspecified · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Wagner Equipment Co., Clear Spring Ranch, FOUNTAIN, COLORADO 80817 on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was installing a regulator onto a compressed oxygen tank to prepare to use an oxygen/acetylene torch when a fire erupted. The employee sustained burns to their right forearm, chin, and neck.
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An employee was removing a tube stand from under a piece of equipment when the tube dropped and partially amputated his left ring fingertip.
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An employee was climbing into a service truck while a coworker was moving an excavator into the parking area. The excavator boom struck the service truck door, which closed on the employee and broke his left leg.
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