# Amputations at Care Free of Colorado
> OSHA SIR `2015042194` · 4/20/2015 · BROOMFIELD, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Winders, unwinders
## Employer
- **Name:** Care Free of Colorado
- **Location:** 2145 W. 6th Ave., BROOMFIELD, COLORADO, 80020
- **NAICS:** 315299
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had his left thumb tip amputated while performing final assembly on an awning.  His left thumb was caught in the winding machine which wraps the awning cloth onto the metal bars that hold the awning.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*