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Prime Packing, LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — CENTER, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Prime Packing, LLC in CENTER, COLORADO
Employer Prime Packing, LLC Report ID 2024032344
Address 3501 CR 53 City, State ZIP CENTER, COLORADO 81125
Event Date March 15, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Bottling, canning, filling machinery
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1735737
GPS Coordinates 37.79000, -106.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using the "box machine" to fill empty boxes with potatoes when a box became stuck in the conveyor chain. While clearing the jam, his hand contacted the conveyor chain and he sustained amputations to the four fingers on his right hand to the first knuckle on each.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2024, a worker at Prime Packing, LLC in CENTER, COLORADO suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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