ACME Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — DENVER, COLORADO
| Employer | ACME Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2022098055 |
| Address | 4661 Monaco St. | City, State ZIP | DENVER, COLORADO 80216 |
| Event Date | September 12, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Conveyors-live roller |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 332510 | Inspection # | 1623699 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.77000, -104.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reaching to get some paperwork when the center drive chain of a powered roller conveyor caught his left glove. The chain pulled in the glove and his little finger, then partially amputated his index finger.
Incident Summary
On September 12, 2022, a worker at ACME Manufacturing Company, Inc. in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,279 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified injuries.
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