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SAMS West, INC

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — THORNTON, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at SAMS West, INC in THORNTON, COLORADO
Employer SAMS West, INC Report ID 2022109042
Address 9601 Grant St City, State ZIP THORNTON, COLORADO 80229
Event Date October 15, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment Source of Injury Butchering machinery
Industry (NAICS) 452111 Inspection # 1629235
GPS Coordinates 39.87000, -104.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting meat with a bandsaw. The saw amputated the employee's finger.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2022, a worker at SAMS West, INC in THORNTON, COLORADO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,235 severe injury reports involving "Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment injuries.

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