The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning - Cuts, lacerations - DENVER, Colorado
| Employer | The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc. |
| Address | 400 Yuma St. |
| City, State ZIP | DENVER, Colorado 80204 |
| Report ID | 2017032492 |
| Event Date | March 17, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311520 |
| Inspection # | 1219918 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.72219, -105.01510 |
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Incident Narrative
The employee was operating the wrapper knife machine which cuts plastic wrap that is used to package ice pops. The plastic wrap jammed underneath the guard. When the employee attempted to clear the jam, his left thumb was severely lacerated requiring surgery and hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On March 17, 2017, a worker at The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc. in DENVER, Colorado suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 hospitalized.
Context
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