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Rocky Mountain Recycling, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DENVER, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rocky Mountain Recycling, LLC in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Rocky Mountain Recycling, LLC Report ID 2015052545
Address 4744 4th Street, Suite L City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80216
Event Date May 4, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Banding, baling, strapping machinery
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # 1061241
GPS Coordinates 39.72000, -104.93000

Incident Narrative

On May 4, 2015, an employee was cleaning the strapper on the bailer unit. The employee suffered a fracture and partial amputation of the right index finger after his finger was pulled into the pinch point between the two pinch wheels of the machine.

Incident Summary

On May 4, 2015, a worker at Rocky Mountain Recycling, LLC in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with banding, baling, strapping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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