Eldorado Natural Spring Water
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — LOUISVILLE, COLORADO
| Employer | Eldorado Natural Spring Water | Report ID | 2020026119 |
| Address | 1783 Dogwood Street | City, State ZIP | LOUISVILLE, COLORADO 80027 |
| Event Date | February 4, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 312112 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.96000, -105.11000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clean a conveyor machine part when his left index finger became caught on the conveyor, resulting in the amputation of his fingertip. The conveyor was running at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 4, 2020, a worker at Eldorado Natural Spring Water in LOUISVILLE, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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