CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — FORT MORGAN, COLORADO
| Employer | CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION | Report ID | 2016109881 |
| Address | 1505 E. BURLINGTON AVENUE | City, State ZIP | FORT MORGAN, COLORADO 80701 |
| Event Date | October 20, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Gates |
| Secondary Source | Cattle and other bovines | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.24000, -103.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A serpentine gate was closed. The employee pulled the pin in order to open the gate when a cow rammed the gate and his left ring finger was pinched between the gate and the cement wall. The employee's left ring fingertip was amputated and the middle finger was fractured.
Incident Summary
On October 20, 2016, a worker at CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION in FORT MORGAN, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with gates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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