Struck by suspended or swinging objects n.e.c. · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PTA Corporation, 7350 Dry Creek Parkway, LONGMONT, COLORADO 80503
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was completing setup of a job on a plastic molding machine. The employee was moving a molding tool within the machine using an overhead crane. Their left middle finger was caught between the molding tool and the eye bolt resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Vehicle and machine parts unspecified
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