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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032604 · 3/28/2016 · Colorado Premium

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Meat grinders

Employer

Name
Colorado Premium
Location
5140 Race Ct, DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
NAICS
311611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dumping product onto the auger that takes meat to the slicing machine. When he reached down, his right index fingertip was amputated by the auger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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