Western Sugar Cooperative
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Avulsions, enucleations — FORT MORGAN, COLORADO
| Employer | Western Sugar Cooperative | Report ID | 2016098900 |
| Address | 18317 HWY 144 | City, State ZIP | FORT MORGAN, COLORADO 80701 |
| Event Date | September 20, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Avulsions, enucleations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311313 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.26000, -103.80000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees installed a new mud press belt. The employees were in the process of installing the mud wash box. In the process of removing the bolts from the bearing pillow block on the redirect roller, the remaining tension on the new belt and residual in air bag belt tensioning system pulled and twisted the redirect roller forward into the water flush line union. The force and motion of the redirect roller bearing pillow block pushed the employee's hand between the adjustable wrench (crescent wrench) and the water flush line union. The employee immediately removed his hand from the leather glove and noticed the pinky finger was smashed and suffered a partial skin amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 20, 2016, a worker at Western Sugar Cooperative in FORT MORGAN, COLORADO suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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