Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-running · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vestas Blades America, Inc, 11140 Eastman Park Drive, WINDSOR, COLORADO 80550
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working to move a paper roller carriage, which is a 3 by 3-foot paper roll weighing approximately 500 pounds. The employee's hands were positioned in the area where the spool meets the cradle. As the employee moved the carriage across a floor track, the paper roll was dislodged and caught the employee's finger, severing it. The employee's right middle fingertip was partially amputated.
Amputation Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) Reels, rolls, spools, coils
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