JBS Foods, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — GREELEY, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at JBS Foods, Inc. in GREELEY, COLORADO
Employer JBS Foods, Inc. Report ID 2017076153
Address 800 N. 8TH AVENUE City, State ZIP GREELEY, COLORADO 80631
Event Date July 5, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 311612 Inspection # 1246515
GPS Coordinates 40.44000, -104.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a fleshing machine when an animal hide became stuck in the roller system. As the employee attempted to remove the hide, the employee's left hand was pinched between a rotating chain and sprocket, partially amputating the third digit fingertip and avulsing the second and fourth digits. The machine was guarded and was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2017, a worker at JBS Foods, Inc. in GREELEY, COLORADO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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