Swift Beef Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GREELEY, COLORADO
| Employer | Swift Beef Company | Report ID | 20181213278 |
| Address | 1770 Promontory Circle | City, State ZIP | GREELEY, COLORADO 80634 |
| Event Date | December 31, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311612 | Inspection # | 1369234 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.41000, -104.85000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning plastic debris off a machine. The employee's left index fingertip was caught in a chain and sprocket, suffering a partial amputation.
Incident Summary
On December 31, 2018, a worker at Swift Beef Company in GREELEY, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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