Leprino Foods Company
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GREELEY, COLORADO
| Employer | Leprino Foods Company | Report ID | 2015097232 |
| Address | 1302 1st Ave. | City, State ZIP | GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 |
| Event Date | September 29, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311513 | Inspection # | 1097966 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.41000, -104.67000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The employee was cleaning pieces of metal off a magnet. The magnets drew together and pinched the employee's right ring finger resulting in amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 29, 2015, a worker at Leprino Foods Company in GREELEY, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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