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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024043168 · 4/10/2024 · Claremont Foods, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cleaning handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Claremont Foods, LLC
Location
11751 Huron St., WESTMINSTER, COLORADO, 80234
NAICS
311999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a metal detection machine when the rag he was using got caught by the sprocket, resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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