Amputations

Name: Amputations at Protein for Pets Opco, LLC
Start: 4/10/2022

1 amputation · 2022043146 · 4/10/2022 · Protein for Pets Opco, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Structural elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Protein for Pets Opco, LLC
Location: 259 30th Street, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
NAICS: 311111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were attempting to correct an offset on a steel frame using a scale weight and a forklift. The forklift operator was setting the scale weight on the steel frame while the other employee was holding the steel frame. The employee holding the frame had their left little finger pinched between the weight and the steel resulting in amputation of their fingertip.

Source

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