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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021714 · 2/22/2017 · Natural Food Works Group LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Natural Food Works Group LLC
Location
4220 Carson St., DENVER, COLORADO, 80239
NAICS
311991
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was running a food packaging machine when it jammed with packaging material. When the employee went to clear the machine, her right middle finger was pinched and partially amputated by the heat sealing jaws. The machine was guarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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