D&D Commodities Limited
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — GREELEY, COLORADO
| Employer | D&D Commodities Limited | Report ID | 2022010074 |
| Address | 420 O ST. | City, State ZIP | GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 |
| Event Date | January 5, 2022 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311119 | Inspection # | 1571689 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.45000, -104.68000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was packaging birdseed when a piece of poly got stuck inside the machine. The employee attempted to clear the piece off the machine when a pulley on the machine contacted their right index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On January 5, 2022, a worker at D&D Commodities Limited in GREELEY, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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 amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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