Fractures

Name: Fractures at LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY
Start: 1/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010556 · 1/16/2019 · LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: LEPRINO FOODS COMPANY
Location: 2400 EAST BEAVER AVENUE, FORT MORGAN, COLORADO, 80701
NAICS: 311513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was rinsing cheese conveyor belts when he saw a piece of cheese on a weigh belt and attempted to remove it. His arm was then caught in the weigh belt, resulting in a broken forearm. The weigh belt was guarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown