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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020077063 · 7/27/2020 · Rocky Mountain Bottle Company LLC

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Rocky Mountain Bottle Company LLC
Location
10619 W 50th Ave, WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, 80033
NAICS
327213
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working to clear a soda ash blockage that jammed the rotary feeder blades of a silo. Once the employee cleared the blockage, the rotary feeder blades rotated and amputated the second and third fingertips on the employee's left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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