| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-26 | La Junta | Co | OLIVER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a jointer machine to smooth the edges of plastic poly material. He had angled the material instead of laying it flat on the machine to smooth out its triangular edges. It kicked back and he slipped, suffering a partial amputation to the left middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-08-17 | La Junta | Colorado | Lewis Bolt & Nut Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee's little and ring fingers came into contact with fan blades, which caused an amputation to the little finger and a fracture to the ring finger. | |||||
| 2019-08-15 | La Junta | Colorado | Southeast Colorado Power Association | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
| A crew was setting up to fix storm damage when an employee was shocked, suffering small burns on his index finger and right thumb. | |||||
| 2019-05-01 | La Junta | Colorado | Lewis Bolt & Nut Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee had been burning off old cloth that was on tongs so it could be replaced. To cool off the tongs, the employee accessed the water coolant stream on the upsetter forging machine. The employee slipped and stepped on the pedal that engaged the machine and half of his left pinky finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-08-09 | La Junta | Colorado | Lewis Bolt and Nut Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to retrieve a bolt stuck in a roller machine when the rollers caught his glove and pulled his left hand into the machine, breaking two fingers. | |||||
| 2018-02-26 | La Junta | Colorado | Lewis Bolt & Nut | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was checking the belt tension on a machine when the employee's right-hand fingers were caught in the belt and pulley's nip point. The employee's right index finger had to be medically amputated. The machine had not come to a full stop at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-12-15 | La Junta | Colorado | Lewis Nut & Bolt | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| Two workers were lifting an 80 lbs. shear ram block onto the shear. The block shifted and pinched a worker's right thumb fracturing it. | |||||
| 2015-08-30 | La Junta | Colorado | Lewis Bolt & Nut Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee had completed a run of five fasteners on an upsetter machine when their left hand got caught in the dies of the machine. The employee's left-hand pinky and ring fingers were amputated. | |||||