OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221414659
ASBURY CO CDJR, LLC
GREELEY, CO·
Event description
Employee suffers partial finger amputation in vehicle winch
Investigation abstract
At 2:45 p.m. on November 20, 2021, Employee #1 was asked by a coworker to remove a winch cable from its shipping position on a vehicle. Employee #1 was holding on to the winch cable when he instructed the coworker to unwind the winch using the remote. The coworker pressed the wrong button on the remote, retracting the winch cable and Employee #1's right middle finger into the winch fairlead. The employee suffered a partial amputation to his right middle fingertip and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 505
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