Intertape Polymer Group

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Intertape Polymer Group in BRIGHTON, COLORADO
Employer Intertape Polymer Group Report ID 2016109671
Address 1095 S. 4th Ave City, State ZIP BRIGHTON, COLORADO 80601
Event Date October 13, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 322221 Inspection # 1186896
GPS Coordinates 39.96000, -104.81000

Incident Narrative

On 10/13/2016 at approximately 5:30 am, an employee was cleaning a film tear out of a film line MDO roll section when his right hand got caught in the film line MDO roll section and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized and the right hand was amputated the next day.

Incident Summary

On October 13, 2016, a worker at Intertape Polymer Group in BRIGHTON, COLORADO suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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