D&D Commodities Limited

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at D&D Commodities Limited in 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

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