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Opal Foods, LLC

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Opal Foods, LLC in ROGGEN, COLORADO
Employer Opal Foods, LLC Report ID 2022032487
Address 9575 WCR 73 City, State ZIP ROGGEN, COLORADO 80652
Event Date March 19, 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 Agricultural and garden machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 112310 Inspection # 1585720
GPS Coordinates 40.13000, -104.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a manure scraper pulley. The employee lifted the cover on the motor with the belt and pulley and grabbed the belt to check its tension. The motor turned on and the employee's finger was caught between the belt and the pulley. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On March 19, 2022, a worker at Opal Foods, LLC in ROGGEN, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). 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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