Boulder Natural Meats
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — DENVER, COLORADO
| Employer | Boulder Natural Meats | Report ID | 2015118473 |
| Address | 5340 N Franklin St | City, State ZIP | DENVER, COLORADO 80216 |
| Event Date | November 10, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1111797 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.79000, -104.96000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a packaging machine. The machine engaged, and his hand was pushed by the belt. When he pulled his hand back, his fingertip was amputated.
Incident Summary
On November 10, 2015, a worker at Boulder Natural Meats in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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