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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023065489 · 6/21/2023 · Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Bottling, canning, filling machinery

Employer

Name
Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc
Location
1783 Dogwood Street, LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, 80027
NAICS
312112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was fixing the automated 5-gallon bottling machine that had an empty bottle jam. When the jam was fixed, the machine activated and pinned the employee's legs between the robotic arm and the bottle racks. The employee sustained fractures to both tibias.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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