LITTLETON, COLORADO—
Caliber Collision
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Caliber Collision, 5022 South Jellison Way, LITTLETON, COLORADO 80123 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was using a resistance welder when his left little fingertip was caught in the collar of the welding mechanism and amputated.
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An employee was working to attach a safety handle to the cable portion of a pulley system designed to aid in the operation of a resistance welder. The tension on the cable was disengaged, then reengaged while the employee's left hand was on the top of the pulley system. The cable caught the tip of the employee's left little finger, causing an amputation at the first joint.
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Four employees were lifting a truck bed when one employee injured their back. The injured employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
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An employee was changing out a customer's windshield. The employee was carrying the windshield into the shop from outside when he slipped on ice. The windshield cut the tip of his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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An employee was stepping down from a framing machine when they fell from a step stool to the ground, resulting in a lower leg fracture.
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As an employee was removing an engine from a truck, the engine fell on the employee's left middle finger. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
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