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Organic Alternatives, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Organic Alternatives, LLC in FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
Employer Organic Alternatives, LLC Report ID 2019088878
Address 337 Hickory Street City, State ZIP FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524
Event Date August 26, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 111422 Inspection # 1434580
GPS Coordinates 40.60000, -105.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was grinding spent marijuana using a shredder/mulcher. As the employee tried to clear a jam, the grinder blade amputated the employee's left index finger.

Incident Summary

On August 26, 2019, a worker at Organic Alternatives, LLC in FORT COLLINS, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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