Amputations

Name: Amputations at Opal Foods, LLC
Start: 3/19/2022

1 amputation · 2022032487 · 3/19/2022 · Opal Foods, 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: Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Opal Foods, LLC
Location: 9575 WCR 73, ROGGEN, COLORADO, 80652
NAICS: 112310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a manure scraper pulley. The employee lifted the cover on the motor with the belt and pulley and grabbed the belt to check its tension. The motor turned on and the employee's finger was caught between the belt and the pulley. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

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