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Epicurean Butter CO, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — THORNTON, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Epicurean Butter CO, LLC in THORNTON, COLORADO
Employer Epicurean Butter CO, LLC Report ID 2023109665
Address 14902 Grant Street Unit 110 City, State ZIP THORNTON, COLORADO 80023
Event Date October 19, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311991 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.96000, -104.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a machine that fills, seals, and places lids onto cups with butter. She walked over to the lidding mechanism to pick up lids when her right ring finger was caught by the feeding plate resulting in amputation of the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2023, a worker at Epicurean Butter CO, LLC in THORNTON, COLORADO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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